Sr. AI Threat Researcher

Sophos is a global leader in advanced security solutions for defeating cyberattacks. They are seeking a Sr. AI Threat Researcher to investigate how threat actors leverage AI across the attack lifecycle and to produce research that keeps Sophos and the broader security community ahead of the curve.

Responsibilities:

• Investigate how threat actors are leveraging AI across the attack lifecycle, including: AI assisted social engineering, AI-generated malware, automated reconnaissance, and adversarial attacks against ML-based defenses
• Research real-world threats to agentic AI systems, AI supply chains, and enterprise AI deployments, assessing risk and developing detection strategies
• Help instrument and tune telemetry to identify indicators of AI-driven attacker behavior at scale
• Analyze global telemetry, case data, and OSINT to surface emerging AI-related threat trends and early-warning indicators
• As a practitioner of the technology you research, identify opportunities to automate repetitive research and reporting workflows using LLMs, scripting, and internal tooling
• Help the team evolve its operating model as new AI capabilities become available
• Work closely with CTU researchers, SophosLabs analysts, MDR threat hunters, data scientists, and engineering teams to synthesize findings into unique reporting with actionable intelligence
• Contribute to the joint task-force intelligence cycle, ensuring insights flow rapidly into protections, detection rules, and operational systems
• Produce high-quality written intelligence outputs, including deep-dive research, rapid analyses, and strategic forecasting
• Author work that is suitable for external publication via Sophos blogs, industry reports, and conference presentations
• Present findings to internal stakeholders, external partners, and the broader security community