Illumio

Illumio

Sr. Threat Researcher

Sunnyvale, California - HQ · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 70 days ago
Cloud PlatformsCybersecurityDetection EngineeringIncident ResponseProduct ManagementProduct StrategyZero TrustResearchLeadershipCommunication

About the role

  • Illumio is the leader in ransomware and breach containment, redefining how organizations contain cyberattacks and enable operational resilience.
  • Recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Microsegmentation, Illumio enables Zero Trust, strengthening cyber resilience for the infrastructure, systems, and organizations that keep the world running.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and validate hypotheses about evolving threats using research and intelligence sources.
  • Partner closely with Product and Engineering teams to translate research findings into concrete improvements:
  • Support product, sales, and customer-facing teams with research-backed insights and threat context.

Nice to have

  • 7-10+ years in threat intelligence or security research roles.
  • Experience analyzing security graphs or graph-based analytics for threat detection.
  • Background in network segmentation, zero-trust architecture, or micro-segmentation.
  • Proven ability to influence product development in a fast-paced environment.
  • Previous experience at a cybersecurity product company.
  • Track record of publishing threat research or speaking at industry conferences.
  • Experience integrating external threat intelligence feeds.
  • Relevant certifications (e.g., GCIH, GCFA, or similar).

Skills

  • ONWARDS TOGETHER!
  • 4 ON-SITE DAYS A WEEK IN SUNNYVALE, CA HEADQUARTERS.

Benefits

  • Identify gaps in detection coverage, data enrichment, and segmentation effectiveness.

Company info

  • Analyze large-scale security datasets to identify attacker behaviors, patterns, TTPs (Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures), and emerging risks.
  • Map observed behaviors to the MITRE ATT&CK framework and real-world adversary tradecraft.
  • Leverage the security graph to model attack paths and uncover opportunities to reduce the risk of lateral movement.
  • Partner closely with Product and
  • Provide expert guidance on emerging threats observable in our platform and their implications for customers.

This listing is sourced directly from Illumio's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.