Threat Researcher

At Arctic Wolf , you will not just watch the cybersecurity industry evolve – you will help lead the change. Our global team is made up of people who thrive on solving complex problems, moving quickly, and building technology that protects organizations around the world. We are proud to be recognized by Forbes, CNBC, Fortune, CRN, Gartner Peer Insights, and International Data Corporation MarketScape. What matters most is the work behind these recognitions: delivering real outcomes for customers through award-winning innovation such as our Aurora Platform. If you are looking for meaningful work, smart teammates, and the opportunity to make a real impact in a high-growth company that is redefining security operations, Arctic Wolf is the right place for you. Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. We are looking for a Threat Researcher to help achieve this mission. The Threat Researcher will contribute to our Detection Operations organization by developing, optimizing, and maintaining scalable detection capabilities that protect customers against evolving cyber threats. This role will focus on improving detection quality, expanding telemetry coverage, and building actionable detections across multiple security platforms and technologies. IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL: • Develop and maintain Python and YAML-based detections, software, and supporting systems • Research and develop expertise across multiple threat surfaces and telemetry sources • Design and improve behavioral, anomaly-based, and signature-based detections • Continuously tune and optimize detections to improve quality, scale, and performance • Propose coverage and efficacy improvements across the detection surface • Collaborate with team members to develop novel detection methodologies and continuously improve existing detections • Build runbooks, reports, and supporting operational material for detection surfaces • Partner with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and implement detection capabilities • Write clean, efficient, reusable, and secure Python code • Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to improve code quality and maintainability • Debug and resolve issues within existing Python codebases and detection systems • Participate in the full software development life cycle, building well-designed, testable, and efficient code • Optimize application and detection performance while ensuring scalability and reliability • Develop an understanding of the Arctic Wolf platform and Security Services delivery model • Apply company policies and procedures to resolve operational and technical issues • Continuously learn and adopt best practices in software engineering, detection development, and cybersecurity operations • Provide mentorship and technical guidance to team members where appropriate YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE IF: • You have 4 or more years of professional experience as a Detection Developer or Security Developer • You have hands-on experienc…