KnowBe4

Technology

CybersecurityThreatResearcher

$7500–11000k ~AI est. Tokyo, Japan
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid candidates.

The Brief

“Cybersecurity Threat Researcher at KnowBe4. Skills: Cybersecurity threat research, Security product deployment, Threat analysis. Deploy security products. Configure security products”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Analytical thinking

Eligibility Requirements

Fluent in Japanese

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

BS or equivalent plus 4 years experience, MS or equivalent plus 2 years experience, Well versed with IOCs, Reverse engineering experience, Threat campaign tracking experience, Experience in malicious URL analysis, Phishing Email analysis experience, Script enabled for scripting automations, Experience designing systems, Experience implementing systems, Experience hardening systems, Ability to think analytically, Ability to work collaboratively, Fluent in Japanese

Nice to Have

Certification reimbursement, Certification completion bonuses

What You'll Do.

Deploy security products

Configure security products

Maintain security products

Keep up to date with emerging threats

Keep up to date with security technologies

Recommend solutions for security product deployment

Recommend solutions for security product configurations

Maintain license updates

Maintain product updates

Provide coordination across functional boundaries

Act as team lead for large projects

Establish operational objectives

Establish assignments

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Coordination across functional boundaries; Team lead for projects

Process & Methodology

Project leadership

Full Job Description

KnowBe4 empowers the modern workforce to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by more than 70,000 organizations worldwide, KnowBe4 is the pioneer of digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans. The KnowBe4 Platform provides attack simulation and training, collaboration security, and agent security powered by AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents) and a proprietary Risk Score. The platform leverages 15-years of behavioral data to combat advanced threats including social engineering, prompt injection, and shadow AI. By securing humans and agents, KnowBe4 leads the industry in workforce trust and defense. Please submit your resume in English. To learn more about our team and office culture in Tokyo, Japan, visit the following links. Careers Page: https://www.knowbe4.com/careers/locations/tokyo Glassdoor: https://www.glassdoor.com/Jobs/KnowBe4-Ad-Tokyo-Jobs-EI_IE969384.0,7_KO8,10_IL.11,16_IS5263.htm The Cybersecurity Threat Researcher works in the KnowBe4 Threat Research Lab, and is responsible for deploying and configuring various security products and solutions such as endpoint, email, web and network protection. Responsibilities: Deploy, configure, maintain various cybersecurity products in a lab environment; This includes endpoint, web, email and network protection products Keep up to date with emerging threats & security technologies Recommend solutions for security product deployment and configurations Maintain license and product updates Provide coordination across functional boundaries Act as team lead for large projects Establish operational objectives and assignments Qualifications BS or equivalent plus 4 years experience MS or equivalent plus 2 years experience Well versed with IOCs, reverse engineering and threat campaign tracking Experience in malicious URL and phishing Email analysis Script enabled for scripting automations for handling huge volumes of threat artifacts like files, emails, URLs etc Experience designin

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