Security Research Team Lead

Description

Valence finds and fixes SaaS risks. The Valence platform discovers, protects, and defends SaaS applications by monitoring shadow IT, misconfigurations, and identity activities through unparalleled SaaS discovery, SSPM, and ITDR capabilities. Recent high-profile breaches highlight how decentralized SaaS adoption creates significant security challenges. With Valence, security teams can control SaaS sprawl, protect their data, and detect suspicious activities from human and non-human identities. Valence goes beyond visibility by enabling security teams to remediate risks through one-click remediation, automated workflows, and business user collaboration. Trusted by leading organizations, Valence ensures secure SaaS adoption while mitigating today’s most critical SaaS security risks.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team to drive research projects and improve outcomes, ensuring collaboration and growth within the group.
• Map complex data structures and risk surfaces to help our customers ensure proper coverage
• Ensure that the research conducted provides tangible product value to the customer, enhancing their security posture and overall experience.
• Detect security flaws in SaaS applications and business applications
• Research applications and permission structures
• Help our customers research incidents with context enrichment and event investigation
• Collaborate with our product and engineering teams to define innovative solutions to our customer needs
• Publish relevant findings to the industry

Requirements

•  At least 2 years of experience managing a team
• At least 3 years of experience in cyber security research or cyber security analyst positions
• Deep understanding of algorithmic models, especially in machine learning optimization and efficiency.
• Curious about technology and self-driven researcher
• Extensive background in SaaS applications and cloud security- advantage
• Strong understanding of security principles, protocols, and best practices.
• Experience with security frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, or similar- advantage
• Efficient verbal and written communication skills
• Eager to work in a young dynamic startup environment