Application Security Researcher (AI)

Location: Tel Aviv, Israel

Company

hirify.global is a cybersecurity startup building an AI-powered infrastructure layer for enterprise identity security, backed by $36M in seed funding and serving Fortune 500 customers.

What you will do

• Analyze large-scale data and real-world environments to identify attack opportunities and improve detection of identity security risks.
• Translate application security expertise into prompts, decision logic, and agentic workflows for the AI analysis engine.
• Define how AI agents detect and reason about authentication bypasses, privilege escalation, and cross-system credential exposure.
• Research chained vulnerabilities, logic flaws, and complex attack paths while contributing to security research direction and innovation.
• Collaborate with AI engineering, product, and engineering teams to turn research concepts into shipped product capabilities.
• Participate in customer engagements from proof of concept through onboarding, presenting identity risk findings to technical and business stakeholders.

Requirements

• Proven cybersecurity expertise in security research, penetration testing, malware analysis, network forensics, incident response, or a related area.
• Hands-on programming ability and experience with code-level analysis across modern development stacks.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, high-impact startup environment.
• Collaborative approach and strong teamwork skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to shape security infrastructure at an early company stage.
• Competitive benefits and stock options.
• Growth opportunities in a purpose-driven workplace.
• Support for local communities and employee-led social impact.