Senior Research Engineer

Tenable
Columbia, Boston
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 122,500 - 163,166.67 annuallyFunction: Research & Scientific (R&D)Experience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Organizational skills","Cross-functional coordination","Independent work","Process improvement"]

Own end-to-end security response for high-profile vulnerabilities while producing external research content that establishes Tenable’s authority. Monitor the threat landscape, automate event discovery and triage, and synthesize intelligence into actionable backlogs. In Decision Science Operations, partner with Research leadership to design data-driven prioritization frameworks, maintain analytical dashboards, and provide timely insights to product and business stakeholders across Research, PR, Marketing, and Program Management.

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Senior Research Engineer

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end security response for high-profile vulnerabilities while producing external research content that establishes Tenable’s authority. Monitor the threat landscape, automate event discovery and triage, and synthesize intelligence into actionable backlogs. In Decision Science Operations, partner with Research leadership to design data-driven prioritization frameworks, maintain analytical dashboards, and provide timely insights to product and business stakeholders across Research, PR, Marketing, and Program Management.
Location: Columbia, Boston
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Monitor the threat landscape and research the impact of emerging and existing vulnerabilities.
  • •Drive Security Response end to end: coordinate internal stakeholders, product coverage, PR/community enablement, and cross-functional engagement during events.
  • •Create and refine external technical content (blogs, whitepapers, advisories, conference presentations, webinars) and respond to media/customer events.
  • •Automate discovery and triage of high-profile events from open-source channels, vendor advisories, and internal telemetry; synthesize intelligence into actionable items.
  • •Partner with Research leadership to design and execute decision-science frameworks, build analytical dashboards/workflows, and provide timely insights for product and business decisions.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 122,500 - 163,166.67 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionDisability InsuranceLife Insurance401kEducation AssistanceParental LeavePaid LeaveRetirement Savings

Key Requirements

  • •BS or higher in Computer Science/Math/Statistics/Data Science/Operations Research (or 5+ years equivalent experience).
  • •4+ years of programming and scripting experience (Python, SQL, or comparable).
  • •Strong knowledge of security vulnerabilities, CVSS scoring, vulnerability detection/exploitation, and classification methodologies.
  • •Experience with data analytics and BI tools (e.g., Tableau) and Python data-science tooling (e.g., Jupyter, pandas).
  • •Familiarity with internet-facing asset discovery platforms such as Shodan and Censys, plus strong written/verbal communication and cross-functional coordination skills.
Experience:5+ yearsCybersecurityThreat intelligenceData analyticsExposure managementIncident response
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Operations Research, or related discipline
Skills:CommunicationOrganizational skillsCross-functional coordinationIndependent workProcess improvement
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonSQLTableauJupyterPandasShodanCensysCVSSOpen-source channelsDashboards

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Tenable
Provides cybersecurity solutions including vulnerability management, asset discovery, and risk-based vulnerability prioritization to help organizations identify, assess, and remediate cyber risks across IT, cloud, and OT environments.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 500M to 1B
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Columbia, United States
Founded: 2002
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