Obsidian Security · 1 week ago
Security Research Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Entry, Mid Level
$153K/yr - $201K/yr
2+ years expObsidian Security is a company focused on securing SaaS applications, and they are seeking a Security Research Engineer to enhance their identity-focused security detections. The role involves researching attack techniques, analyzing threats, and developing detection capabilities to improve customer security.
ComputerCyber SecurityNetwork SecuritySaaS
Responsibilities
Research emerging attack techniques across IdPs, SaaS, and cloud environments
Analyze adversary behaviors such as credential abuse, session hijacking, privilege escalation, and persistence
Share your insights with the community through blogs, whitepapers, talks, and contributions that elevate industry understanding
Analyze large volumes of identity and SaaS telemetry to identify indicators and behavioral patterns
Form hypotheses and run experiments to improve detection accuracy
Translate research into rules, heuristics, anomalies, and behavioral models
Partner with engineering to improve detection pipeline capability and performance
Test detections against simulated attacks and real data
Work with product on detection priorities
Partner with engineering on pipelines and telemetry quality
Share findings with customer-facing teams and support investigations when needed
Qualification
Required
2–3 years in security research, detection engineering, threat intel, or similar
Experience building detections and analyzing large datasets
Strong understanding of identity systems (Okta, Azure AD/Entra, Google Workspace, etc.) and authentication flows
Familiarity with cloud/SaaS attack surfaces and attacker TTPs (MITRE ATT&CK, OAuth abuse, identity threats)
Ability to analyze logs and signals from IdPs, cloud, or SaaS apps
Experience creating or validating rule-, anomaly-, or behavior-based detections
Experience with scalable data pipelines (Spark or similar)
Familiar with Python and SQL
Preferred
Bonus: threat simulation, red/blue teaming
Benefits
Competitive compensation with equity and 401k
Comprehensive healthcare with dental and vision coverage
Flexible paid time off and paid holiday time off
12 weeks of new parent or family leave
Personal and professional development resources
Company
Obsidian Security
Obsidian Security is a threat detection and posture management for business-critical saas applications.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$119.5MKey Investors
Wing Venture CapitalGreylock
2022-04-14Series C· $90M
2019-02-27Series B· $20M
2017-06-08Series A· $9.5M
Leadership Team
Hasan Imam
CEO
Ben Johnson
Co-Founder
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