Senior AI Threat Researcher (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Senior AI Threat Researcher (Cybersecurity): Researching how threat actors adopt and weaponize AI to develop detection strategies and advance threat intelligence with an accent on LLM-powered social engineering and adversarial attacks against agentic AI. Focus on instrumenting telemetry to detect AI-driven behaviors and automating research workflows using LLMs.

Location: Remote (Must have legal authorization to work in Canada)

Salary: $129,000 – $215,000

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in advanced security solutions and the largest pure-play Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider.

What you will do

• Investigate AI-driven threats across the attack lifecycle, including AI-generated malware and automated reconnaissance.
• Research risks to agentic AI systems and AI supply chains to develop effective detection strategies.
• Analyze global telemetry and OSINT to identify emerging AI-related threat trends and early-warning indicators.
• Automate repetitive research and reporting workflows using LLMs, scripting, and internal tooling.
• Collaborate with CTU researchers, malware analysts, and data scientists to synthesize findings into actionable intelligence.
• Author high-quality intelligence reports and present findings at industry conferences and blogs.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in threat intelligence, malware analysis, detection engineering, or AI/ML research.
• Hands-on proficiency with Python and modern AI patterns, including RAG and multi-agent systems.
• Strong knowledge of threat actor ecosystems and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Ability to interpret diverse telemetry sources and transform them into actionable intelligence.
• Legal authorization to work in Canada is required (no employer sponsorship provided).
• Exceptional written communication skills for both technical and executive audiences.

Nice to have

• Experience working in MDR, incident response, or real-time security operations environments.
• Prior authorship of externally published threat research in blogs or industry reports.
• Familiarity with large-scale telemetry pipelines, security data lakes, or SIEM/SOAR platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first working model for the majority of employees.
• Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks for community and advocacy.
• Global wellbeing days, monthly health webinars, and fitness competitions.
• Annual charity initiatives and dedicated volunteer days.
• Collaborative environment focused on innovation and team spirit.