About the role

Senior Threat Researcher investigating AI-enabled cybercrime for Flare, a cybersecurity SaaS company. Presenting threat intelligence and advising customers, ISACs, and executives on autonomous attacks.

Responsibilities

Track the misuse of AI systems using Flare's decade-long archive of cybercrime intelligence
Serve as Flare's primary subject matter expert for customer RFIs and questions related to threat actors' use of AI
Identify emerging threats and develop briefings, research, and presentations on AI-enabled cybercrime and autonomous systems
Advise customers with sales and customer-facing teams on AI-related threats, risks, and defensive strategies
Deliver regular threat briefings on cybercriminal misuse of AI
Produce original research on autonomous AI systems, identity-based threats, AI in dark web and Telegram ecosystems, and emerging AI-driven attack chains
Present research at industry conferences, ISAC meetings, customer events, and executive briefings
Translate technical findings into board-level business risk for CISOs and executive leadership
Collaborate with marketing and sales to drive thought leadership, customer relationships, and pipeline growth
Represent Flare at conferences, trade shows, and industry events
Establish and own a 6–12 month AI threat research roadmap
Become the technical expert for strategic customer engagements involving AI threats and autonomous cybercrime

Experience working with cybercrime data and in fast-moving research organizations
Hands-on technical depth in the cybercrime ecosystem, including stealer logs, credential and identity threats, underground forums and markets, malware, command and control, and threat actors and infrastructure
3+ years of experience in law enforcement, intelligence, or security roles
Track record of original research and public footprint, including published work, conference presentations, or media citations
Threat intelligence experience from a cybersecurity vendor, government cyber organization, or established independent research organization
Ability to work with structured processes and ambiguity in a startup environment
High standard for defensible, first-to-market research
Ability to work occasional after-hours to respond to fast-moving threats
Nice to have: experience leveraging AI for detection and classification
Nice to have: experience working with product, marketing, or customer success teams
Nice to have: deep threat intelligence or cybercrime experience
Nice to have: software engineering or DevOps experience