About the role

Senior AI Threat Researcher at Sophos researching AI adoption by threat actors. Collaborating across teams to mitigate AI-driven cyber threats while producing actionable intelligence reports.

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
Identify opportunities to automate repetitive research and reporting workflows using LLMs, scripting, and internal tooling
Work closely with CTU researchers, SophosLabs analysts, MDR threat hunters, data scientists, and engineering teams to synthesize findings into unique reporting with actionable intelligence
Produce high-quality written intelligence outputs, including deep-dive research, rapid analyses, and strategic forecasting
Present findings to internal stakeholders, external partners, and the broader security community

Ability to interpret data from diverse telemetry sources and transform it into actionable intelligence
Exceptional written communication skills suitable for both technical and executive audiences
Demonstrated experience in at least two of the following: threat intelligence, malware analysis, detection engineering, or AI/ML research
Strong knowledge of threat actor ecosystems, modern attack techniques, and the MITRE ATT&CK framework
Hands-on proficiency with Python and modern AI development patterns, including building and orchestrating multi-agent systems, working with LLM APIs, and designing agentic workflows with sub-agents, tool use, and retrieval-augmented generation
Experience building or using automation tools to streamline analytical or reporting workflows

Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy
Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities
Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint
Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp
Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge
Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing