Principal Product Researcher, Endpoint Security Posture Management

Huntress is a fully remote cybersecurity company dedicated to breaking down barriers in the industry. They are looking for a Principal Product Researcher to lead security capabilities, convert research into actionable strategies, and enhance product features to improve security posture across millions of endpoints.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the security Capabilities we bring to market, owning the layered defense strategy gained by combining multiple data sources
• Convert application and endpoint vulnerability research + findings into actionable preventive and remediation actions by generating security software engineering requirements
• Translate CVE & vendor hardware/software vulnerability research into security product development
• Reverse engineer operating system (OS) components to identify + action OS control mechanism opportunities for security product development
• Research vulnerability management automation opportunities to scale patching + security fixes for all operating systems and applications across millions of endpoints
• Report on health and security posture for millions of endpoints across tens of thousands of varied environments
• Iterate high-impact security posture baselines that align security posture to reduce & remediate risk
• Measure endpoint protection software solution effectiveness at reducing risk, closing security gaps & decreasing attacks/access
• Design, architect, and build vulnerability management scanning infrastructure and tools
• Research technical escalations for endpoint protection Capabilities
• Expert experience in configuration management across endpoint platforms - including firewalls, application control, attack surface reduction, & vulnerability management solutions
• Balance security with productivity, building an intentional alert strategy that empowers risk owners with security posture improvement opportunities that don’t create friction to business delivery
• Leverage AI for security value research
• Document research findings through technical write-ups, advisories, internal reports, and blogs
• Identify opportunities to improve existing product features and explore new ones based on feedback from partners, prospects, peers, and industry publications
• Coordinate with Security, Product, and Engineering teams to integrate and operationalize solutions you develop
• Own & nurture the cross-department relationships critical to successful product delivery & launch
• Proven organizational and program management skills, with keen attention to detail and a sense of urgency to deliver an exceptional product under tight deadline pressures
• Eagerness to engage, report, and be accountable to executive stakeholders
• Passion to translate your expertise in nontechnical ways to deliver impactful security outcomes that protect the 99%
• Promote Huntress’ reputation through media appearances, public speaking engagements, and blog posts
• Educate the public on how to be security savvy in novel and fun ways

Requirements:

• Expert experience in configuration management across endpoint platforms - including firewalls, application control, attack surface reduction, & vulnerability management solutions
• Experience reverse engineering
• Experience leveraging AI to generate security outcomes
• Experience building AI agents for security research & innovation
• Expert-level security engineering & vulnerability management skills + experience
• Expert skills in performing security assessments, vulnerability testing, and risk analysis on endpoint devices
• Demonstrated experience producing proofs of concept
• Programming Skills (C/C++/Go)
• Passion for the MSP community
• Security conference presenter
• Security community educator & advocate
• Proven organizational and program management skills, with keen attention to detail and a sense of urgency to deliver an exceptional product under tight deadline pressures
• Eagerness to engage, report, and be accountable to executive stakeholders
• Passion to translate your expertise in nontechnical ways to deliver impactful security outcomes that protect the 99%
• Promote Huntress' reputation through media appearances, public speaking engagements, and blog posts
• Educate the public on how to be security savvy in novel and fun ways