Threat Intel Research Engineer
DTEX Systems5 months ago
Remote, United StatesMid Level / Senior
Base Salary
$140k - $180k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement behavioral detections and analytic content using DTEX telemetry and data models.
- Build and maintain full-stack applications and internal tools supporting intelligence workflows, detection pipelines, and customer-facing features.
- Develop and optimize algorithms for behavioral modeling, anomaly detection, and risk scoring.
- Lead quality engineering efforts, including test automation, regression validation, and release readiness.
- Collaborate with data scientists, detection engineers, product managers, and customer success teams to deliver scalable solutions.
- Research emerging threats and detection methodologies to improve detection and response capabilities.
Requirements
- 3–5+ years of full-stack development experience, preferably with Python, Django or Flask, React, and TypeScript.
- In-depth system-level knowledge of Windows, Mac, and Linux.
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, detection engineering, and behavioral analytics.
- Experience with data pipelines, RESTful APIs, and cloud-native architectures, preferably AWS.
- Familiarity with quality engineering practices, test automation frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with strong communication skills.
- Preferred qualifications include Elasticsearch or Spark experience, threat intelligence, insider-risk or UEBA experience, exposure to ML/AI detection and classification techniques, and open-source security or analytics contributions.
Benefits
- Hybrid or remote work environment.
- Competitive compensation, equity participation, health and wellness benefits, and generous time-off policies.
- Opportunities for continuous professional development and lifelong learning.
- Values-driven culture focused on respect, inclusion, and collaboration.
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About DTEX Systems
DTEX Systems builds an insider risk and data protection platform that unifies user activity telemetry, data loss prevention, and behavioral analytics for enterprises and government agencies. It helps detect and mitigate malicious and negligent data misuse, supports compliance, and delivers privacy-aware workforce monitoring via subscription software and services. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Saratoga, California, the company is privately held.