Sr. AI Threat Researcher

Sophos
Canada
Workplace: RemoteFull timeCAD 129,000 - 215,000 annuallyFunction: Research & Scientific (R&D)Skills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Problem-solving"]

Senior AI threat researcher focused on how threat actors weaponize AI across the attack lifecycle, developing detection strategies, instrumenting telemetry, and collaborating with CTU researchers, SophosLabs, MDR threat hunters, incident responders, engineers, and data scientists to produce actionable intelligence and keep Sophos ahead of AI-driven cyber threats.

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Sophos
Sophos
3 months ago

Sr. AI Threat Researcher

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Job Summary

Senior AI threat researcher focused on how threat actors weaponize AI across the attack lifecycle, developing detection strategies, instrumenting telemetry, and collaborating with CTU researchers, SophosLabs, MDR threat hunters, incident responders, engineers, and data scientists to produce actionable intelligence and keep Sophos ahead of AI-driven cyber threats.
Location: Canada
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Research how threat actors are adopting, weaponizing, and exploiting AI; from LLM-powered social engineering to real-world attacks against agentic AI implementations.
  • •Instrument telemetry to detect adversarial use of AI in the wild and assess emerging AI-related risks across capabilities.
  • •Analyze global telemetry, case data, and OSINT to surface AI-related threat trends and early-warning indicators.
  • •Publish high-quality intelligence outputs, including deep-dive analyses and strategic forecasting, suitable for internal and external audiences.
  • •Collaborate with CTU researchers, SophosLabs analysts, MDR threat hunters, incident responders, and data scientists to translate findings into protections, detection rules, and operational systems.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 129,000 - 215,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •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 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:CybersecurityAIThreat intelligence
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationProblem-solving
Tech Stack:PythonLLMsAILLM APIsAgentic workflowsRetrieval-augmented generationAutomation tools

Company Brief

Sophos
Provides enterprise cybersecurity software and services including endpoint protection, network security, cloud security, encryption, and managed threat response to protect organizations from advanced threats and ransomware.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 500M to 1B
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Private Equity Backed
Headquarters: Abingdon, United Kingdom
Founded: 1985
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