Senior Information Security Researcher

Summary

Join Red Canary's Community team as a leader, partnering with security and engineering teams to create educational content for the information security community. You will collaborate on various content formats, including blogs, white papers, and videos, and work with marketing to support brand development and sales. Responsibilities include content creation, review, and editing, ensuring technical accuracy and consistency. You will also help refine resources, provide feedback, and track team performance. This role requires exceptional written communication skills, a good understanding of security operations, and active contribution to the infosec community. The targeted base salary is $114,400 - $154,400 per year, with eligibility for bonuses and stock options.

Requirements

• You are an exceptional written communicator and are equally adept at writing about technical topics and abstract concepts in a variety of styles
• You are a creative and curious person who is a good listener and loves to learn
• You have a good working understanding of security operations, including threat intelligence, detection engineering, threat research, and incident handling/response. You are eager to expand your knowledge and expertise in this domain by embedding with the various highly operational teams that comprise Red Canary’s security organization
• You are an avid reader and consumer of infosec content ranging from social media and conference talks to books on relevant topics
• You actively contribute to the information security industry and/or community through writing, speaking, or creating other forms of educational, intelligence, or technical content
• You enjoy teaching and learning, and doing both while helping Red Canary customers and the broader infosec community is your idea of an ideal job and career

Responsibilities

• Author or create resources in collaboration with internal teams and external contributors
• Lead projects focused on creation of educational or research resources in a variety of mediums, including text, talks, and videos
• Specialize and focus across multiple subject matter areas (e.g., intelligence, research, threat hunting, incident response, and more)
• Help to refine, guide, and provide feedback related to resources during ideation, production, or post-publication
• Help technical practitioners become better writers, speakers, and storytellers
• Track and report team performance indicators and success metrics as needed
• Speak as a subject matter expert at conferences

Benefits

• 100% Paid Premiums- Red Canary pays 100% of your medical, dental and vision premiums for you and your dependents. No waiting period
• Fertility Benefits- All new hires are eligible for benefits as of their first day
• Flexible Time Off- Take the vacation and sick time you need
• Health Reimbursement Account- Fully funded by Red Canary to offset out of pocket expenses such as deductibles, coinsurance and copays
• Flexible Work Environment- With 60% remote workforce, Canaries can work from virtually almost anywhere
• Paid Parental Leave- Full base pay to bond/care for your new child