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Salary: USD 144,000 - 200,000 / annual
Acronis, a global leader in AI-powered cyber protection, is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Researcher to join its Threat Research Unit. This role combines hands-on threat research with customer engagement and public representation of Acronis's cybersecurity expertise.
You will investigate emerging threats, turn findings into actionable intelligence, and collaborate across Sales, Marketing, and Communications to support US customer and partner discussions, industry events, and research publications.
Key responsibilities include:
- Research emerging and existing cyber threats, malware, attack techniques, and threat actor campaigns using threat intelligence, product telemetry, and other sources
- Track threat actors and their tactics, techniques, and procedures, correlating activity across campaigns
- Develop tools to automate the collection, enrichment, and analysis of malware and threat intelligence
- Support incident response teams with detailed intelligence and research analysis
- Engage with US sales teams in customer and partner discussions, explaining threat trends and Acronis's cybersecurity capabilities
- Represent Acronis at security conferences, partner events, webinars, and industry forums through presentations and demonstrations
- Produce research reports, articles, presentations, and educational content for technical and business audiences
- Collaborate with Marketing and Communications on research publications, media briefings, and promotion of research and event participation
Acronis is a Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, with 15 offices worldwide and employees in 50+ countries. Acronis Cyber Protect is used by over 21,000 service providers to protect more than 750,000 businesses. The company culture emphasizes innovation, accountability, and impact, operating in a high-growth, fast-paced environment.
REQUIREMENTS:
- At least three years of relevant cybersecurity experience, particularly in threat intelligence, malware analysis, or security research
- Strong understanding of the threat landscape, threat actor profiling, and MITRE ATT&CK
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to produce accurate, actionable research
- Strong written and spoken English and ability to explain technical findings to customers, partners, and business audiences
- Confident presentation and public speaking skills, including ability to connect research insights to customer security challenges
- Ability to collaborate across research, sales, marketing, and communications teams in a global environment
- Willingness to travel for US customer, partner, and industry events
- CRITICAL: Must hold a valid and active security clearance appropriate to the requirements of the role
NICE TO HAVE:
- Experience developing research and automation tools in Python, Bash, or PowerShell
- Published security research, conference presentations, or technical webinars
- Experience supporting customer engagements or working with sales and marketing teams at a cybersecurity vendor
- Experience with network analysis tools such as Wireshark, Zeek, or Suricata
