--- title: 'Threat Researcher at Abnormal' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/threat-researcher-abnormal-united-states-fq6zpmsfpevf' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-30' --- # Threat Researcher at Abnormal - **Company:** Abnormal - **Location:** United States - **Compensation:** $122k–$176k - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-10-23 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-30 - **Apply:** https://abnormal.ai/careers/jobs/8032052003?gh_jid=8032052003 ## Job description ## About the Role Abnormal AI is looking for a Threat Researcher to join our Threat Intelligence team. This is an analyst role for someone who is equally interested in understanding threats and figuring out how to make intelligence useful. You will conduct original research into active campaigns, attacker behavior, and emerging email and identity attack techniques. You will also draw on research and data produced by other parts of the Threat Intelligence organization. Your job is to connect those inputs, determine what is meaningful, and turn them into the right intelligence product for the audience and objective. That might mean a concise threat brief for a security practitioner, a deeper analytical report, tailored intelligence content for Customer Success to use in a customer QBR, a briefing for a prospect, a webinar for a broader audience, or content supporting a high-priority sales pursuit. The defining skill for this role is intelligence synthesis: combining technical research, data, threat context, and audience needs into a clear assessment and compelling narrative. You will work closely with Threat Intelligence, Detection, Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing teams. You will also interact directly with customers and prospects, bringing intelligence to life through briefings, presentations, webinars, and tailored content. Success in this role is not measured by how many documents you produce. It is measured by whether you can identify the important intelligence, explain what it means, and put it in a form that helps the audience understand and act on it. ## What You Will Do Analyze & Research - Independently scope and lead complex or ambiguous threat intelligence investigations into active campaigns, attacker behavior, TTPs, and emerging email and identity attack techniques. Determine appropriate research approaches, evaluate incomplete or conflicting evidence, and develop defensible intelligence assessments with limited direction. - Use Abnormal's platform, internal telemetry and data, threat intelligence sources, and external research to investigate threats and develop intelligence assessments. - Identify meaningful patterns, connections, and emerging trends across threat activity. - Develop a strong understanding of how Abnormal detects and responds to the threats you analyze. Synthesize Intelligence - Independently synthesize complex and sometimes conflicting intelligence from disparate sources, determine the most consequential insights, and develop defensible assessments and recommendations tailored to the audience and decision at hand. - Determine what is most relevant to a particular audience, customer situation, or business objective. - Translate raw findings into insight, implications, recommendations, and a clear narrative. - Adapt the depth, framing, terminology, and format of intelligence based on the audience. - Connect technical threat activity to business risk and explain why it matters. Create Intelligence Products - Produce a range of intelligence deliverables, including: - Threat briefs - Analytical reports - Intelligence content and narratives for customer QBRs - Customer and prospect briefings - Webinars and presentations - Marketing and outreach content - Executive-level intelligence summaries - Create both rapid-turnaround intelligence products and deeper analytical work. - Build reusable narratives, templates, and content structures that improve consistency and scale. - Maintain high standards for sourcing, analytical accuracy, clarity, and editorial quality. Engage Customers & Prospects - Independently lead customer and prospect intelligence engagements, including complex or high-visibility threat briefings, webinars, and presentations. Adapt technical depth and narrative in real time, respond to challenging questions, and ensure the intelligence supports the audience's decisions. - Work with Sales and Customer Success to understand the context behind a customer or prospect request and tailor intelligence accordingly. - Respond to time-sensitive customer questions and high-priority pursuits with accurate, relevant, and well-sourced analysis. - Develop trusted relationships with customer-facing stakeholders and use their feedback to improve intelligence products. Partner Across the Organization - Collaborate with Threat Intelligence and Detection teams to incorporate research and technical findings into customer-ready intelligence. - Serve as a technical resource and mentor to P1 and P2 analysts, strengthening analytical judgment, research methods, intelligence synthesis, and product quality through coaching, peer review, and knowledge sharing. - Partner with Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing to understand upcoming customer moments, pursuits, and content needs. - Provide targeted enablement and supporting materials that help GTM teams understand and use intelligence effectively. - Feed insights from customer and field interactions back to Threat Intelligence teams to inform research and detection priorities. Work Smarter - Use AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, Copilot, and similar technologies to accelerate research, synthesis, drafting, tailoring, and editing. - Develop practical workflows and automation that reduce time spent on routine work while maintaining analytical rigor. - Apply appropriate human review and validation to ensure AI-assisted work is accurate, well-sourced, and analytically sound. ## What We're Looking For Must Have - 4+ years of experience in threat intelligence, SOC operations, or a closely related cybersecurity discipline. - Working knowledge of email and identity attack techniques and the ability to understand and explain IOCs, TTPs, attack campaigns, and threat behavior. - Demonstrated experience conducting security research and producing written intelligence or security content for different audiences. - Strong ability to synthesize technical research and data from multiple sources into clear intelligence assessments, narratives, and recommendations. - Demonstrated analytical judgment in complex or ambiguous investigations, including the ability to evaluate incomplete or conflicting evidence, determine the most consequential findings, and develop defensible assessments and recommendations with limited direction. - Familiarity with threat intelligence platforms, intelligence-sharing communities, and threat hunting concepts. - Strong writing skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical subjects clearly and concisely. - Demonstrated ability to independently present complex technical intelligence to customers, executives, security practitioners, or other stakeholders, adapting communication to the audience and responding confidently to questions or challenges. - Experience working directly with customers or cross-functional stakeholders and translating technical findings into business relevance. - Demonstrated proficiency with AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, Copilot, or similar tools to enhance research, analysis, and writing. - Strong project management and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage competing requests and deliver high-quality work on time. - Ability to remain calm, accurate, and responsive in high-pressure or time-sensitive situations. - Demonstrated ability to independently scope, prioritize, and deliver complex intelligence work from initial investigation through final assessment and customer-ready communication, while identifying opportunities to improve analytical quality and production workflows. - Ability and willingness to strengthen the technical capabilities of other analysts through constructive peer review, knowledge sharing, coaching, and collaborative problem-solving. - Demonstrated use of AI tools or automation to scale research, analysis, or content production. - Working knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework and common attack techniques, including phishing, business email compromise (BEC), credential harvesting, malware, and account takeover, with the ability to apply this knowledge to threat research, analysis, and intelligence assessments. - Basic proficiency in SQL, including the ability to write and modify queries to retrieve, filter, and analyze datasets in support of threat intelligence research and investigations. ## Nice to Have - Experience in email security, phishing detection, anti-abuse systems, or email threat containment. - Experience in detection engineering, incident response, and email security analysis. - Experience with Abnormal Security or similar security platforms. - Public-facing security content experience, such as published research, blogs, conference talks, webinars, or industry reports. - Experience creating intelligence content for sales cycles, customer QBRs, or other customer-facing security engagements. - Experience creating training or enablement materials for Sales, Customer Success, or other non-technical teams. - Experience mentoring, coaching, or training earlier-career security analysts. - Experience using Python or other scripting tools to automate data analysis, investigate threat activity, or improve intelligence research workflows. - Security certifications such as Security+, GIAC (GCTI, GCIH), CISSP, CEH, or similar. ## #LI-NT1 Actual compensation will be determined based on several non-discriminatory factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package. Base salary range: $122,400—$176,000 USD A note on AI in our process: Abnormal AI uses AI-assisted tools to help our recruiting team prepare for candidate interviews. These tools analyze resume content and role requirements to suggest interview questions and areas for the interviewer to explore.They do not make hiring decisions or screen candidates automatically. Every decision about a candidacy is made by a person. Further, if your application is successful and Abnormal AI makes a conditional offer of employment, we will carry out pre-employment checks which must be successfully completed to progress to a final offer. All processes and pre-employment checks are in line with prevailing legislation and Abnormal AI's policies relevant to our security and privacy standards. Abnormal AI is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. For our EEO policy statement please [click here](https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt3a076cfd9753fa1f/blt9cbda641db7c0045/6a1e3d3a66aea075cd33e462/AAP_and_EEO_Statement.pdf). If you would like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please [click here](https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt3a076cfd9753fa1f/blt4eb3a265cc7b1ca9/6a1e3d3bfe33e73c16ff026b/EEOC_Know_Your_Rights_Oct_30_2025.pdf). ## About Abnormal ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Abnormal Security uses behavioral AI to autonomously detect and stop sophisticated email attacks, account takeovers, and insider threats for enterprises. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series D) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA - **Founded**: 2018 - **Founders**: Evan Reiser (CEO) and Sanjay Jeyakumar (CTO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Cybersecurity (Cloud Email Security, Identity Security, AI Security) - **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise (over 25% of the Fortune 500) - **Mission statement**: "Stop crime with AI and bring cybersecurity from the future to defenders today." ## Products & Services - **Abnormal Behavioral Security Platform**: An AI-native, cloud-based platform that builds behavioral baselines for every user and entity in an organization to detect anomalies that indicate attacks. - **Email Security**: Autonomous detection and remediation of BEC, phishing, and account takeover attacks via API-based, cloud-native architecture. Deploys in 60 seconds with no MX changes. - **Identity Security**: Harden identities, detect compromise, and prevent insider threats by analyzing behavioral signals in real-time. - **Insider Threat**: Blocks fraudulent actors and malicious insiders by autonomously addressing anomalies. - **AI Security (Attune AI)**: Provides visibility and policy enforcement for all AI tools used within an organization, enabling AI governance. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (last reported Series D valuation was $2.6B in 2022) - **Key Metric**: Over 25% of the Fortune 500 are customers. The company has stopped millions of attacks and saved billions in financial losses. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Insight Partners, Greylock Partners, Menlo Ventures, CrowdStrike Falcon Fund (strategic investor) - **Growth Signals**: The company is AI-native from day one, with revenue growing rapidly. It is expanding its platform from email security into identity, insider threat, and AI governance. Headcount has grown significantly, and the company continues to hire across engineering, GTM, and operations. ## Competitive Advantages - **Behavioral AI Moat**: Unlike signature-based or rules-based security tools, Abnormal builds a unique behavioral baseline for every organization and user. This allows it to detect novel attacks that no other vendor sees. - **AI-Native Operations**: The company doesn't just build AI products—it runs its entire business (product, CS, finance, HR) with AI agents, compounding its speed of innovation. - **Deep Enterprise Trust**: Over 25% of the Fortune 500 give Abnormal the authority to autonomously make security decisions, a level of trust very few vendors achieve. - **Founding Team Origins**: Founders came from adtech (building anomaly-detection AI at scale) rather than traditional cybersecurity, giving them an outsider's perspective that led to the behavioral AI approach. ## Strategic Focus - **Platform Expansion**: Moving beyond email security into identity, insider threat, and AI security, building a unified behavioral security platform. - **AI-First Product Development**: Using AI agents to compress product development cycles from quarters to weeks, rapidly launching new products. - **Operational Efficiency**: Embedding AI across every internal function to drive automation and efficiency, allowing the company to scale without linear headcount growth. - **Market Leadership**: Capitalizing on the wave of AI-generated attacks to position behavioral AI as the only viable defense. ## Why Work Here - **Remote-First Culture**: From day one, Abnormal has been remote-first. Employees have the choice to work from home, from hub offices, or from co-working spaces (WeWork). Async work is the default, with deliberate synchronous overlap time. [abnormal.ai](https://abnormal.ai/careers/culture) - **High Autonomy, High Accountability**: No micromanagement. Clear expectations. Growth is based on impact, not tenure or title. "You don't wait your turn." [abnormal.ai](https://abnormal.ai/careers/culture) - **AI-Native Work Environment**: Every employee, regardless of role, gets access to the best AI tools and is expected to use them. The company rebuilds work processes around what AI makes possible—not by bolting AI onto old workflows. [abnormal.ai](https://abnormal.ai/careers/culture) - **Compressed Growth Timeline**: Because everything moves fast with AI, impact that would take quarters elsewhere happens in weeks. One person can do what used to take a team. Outsized impact is rewarded proportionally. [abnormal.ai](https://abnormal.ai/careers/culture) - **Transparent and Direct Culture**: "We say what's true, even when it's uncomfortable." Leaders are accessible, teams share learnings openly, and new hires get real ownership immediately. [abnormal.ai](https://abnormal.ai/about) - **Notable Perks**: Compensation is tied to impact, not role. The company offers flexibility as infrastructure, not a benefit. Employees see direct results from their work in a fast-growing, mission-driven company. ## Sources 1. [Abnormal AI - Official Website](https://abnormal.ai/) 2. [Abnormal AI - About Page](https://abnormal.ai/about) 3. [Abnormal AI - Careers & Culture](https://abnormal.ai/careers/culture) 4. [Abnormal AI - Open Roles](https://abnormal.ai/careers/open-roles) 5. [Abnormal AI - What We Are](https://abnormal.ai/about/what-we-are) 6. [Crunchbase - Abnormal Security](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/abnormalsecurity) 7. 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