Cloud Security Research Team Leader

SummaryData has never been more valuable and vulnerable. As cybercriminals become more sophisticated and regulations more strict, organizations struggle to answer one key question: “Is my data safe?" At Varonis, we see the world of cybersecurity differently. Instead of chasing threats, we believe the most practical approach is protecting data from the inside out. We’ve built the industry’s first fully autonomous Data Security Platform to help our customers dramatically reduce risk with minimal human effort. At Varonis, we move fast. We’re an ultra-collaborative company with brilliant people who care deeply about the details. Together, we’re solving interesting and complex puzzles to keep the world’s data safe. 
We work in a flexible, hybrid model, so you can choose the home-office balance that works best for you.  Responsibilities

• Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor a team of top notch cloud security researchers.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence within the team.
• Provide technical guidance and support to team members.

· Research and Development

• Conduct advanced research in cloud security, focusing on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation strategies.
• Analyze logs and behavior of user activities on Cloud Environments & SaaS Applications
• Hunt threat actors & insider threats
• Optimizing existing algorithms to reduce false positives and increase the value of our products
• Lead the publications of cyber security oriented blogs and articles
• Drive the development of new security technologies and methodologies for cloud environments.
• Stay updated with industry trends and advancements in cloud security.

· Collaboration:

• Collaborate with product management, engineering, and other stakeholders to implement your team latest research
• Work closely with development teams to integrate security features into our product
• Communicate research findings and recommendations effectively

· Security Strategy:

• Contribute to the development and implementation of cloud security strategies and policies
• Assess and mitigate risks associated with cloud deployments and operations.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations related to cloud security

Requirements

• Cybersecurity professional with 5+ years experience as on-prem/cloud security researcher
• Proven experience in leading technical teams and driving research projects with 2+ years management experience.
• Knowledge and experience researching IaaS platforms like AWS, Azure or GCP (advantage)
• Knowledge and experience researching SaaS and IDP platforms (advantage)
• Experience with identifying and analyzing trends or patterns related to security incidents and abnormal behaviors
• In-depth understanding of an organization’s security, risks, and potential attack vectors in all the organization’s perimeters
• Understanding security issues, attack vectors, and related security trends
• Strong knowledge of SQL language
• 3+ years of Hands-on experience in programming and scripting (C++/Python)
• Passion for conducting Value-to-customers-driven research
• Must possess strong verbal & written communication skills in English
• Problem-solving skills in an effective and creative way while maintaining a prominent level of flexibility
• Experience with data analysis of large data sets

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