Senior Cybersecurity Threat Researcher (Position located in Bangalore, India)

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Bangalore, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, IND
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Security • Software • Cybersecurity
The Role

About KnowBe4

KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, is used by tens of thousands of organizations around the globe. KnowBe4 enables organizations to manage the ongoing problem of social engineering by helping them train employees to make smarter security decisions, every day.

Fortune has ranked us as a best place to work for women, for millennials, and in technology for four years in a row! We have been certified as a "Great Place To Work" in 8 countries, plus we've earned numerous other prestigious awards, including Glassdoor's Best Places To Work.

Our team values radical transparency, extreme ownership, and continuous professional development in a welcoming workplace that encourages all employees to be themselves. Whether working remotely or in-person, we strive to make every day fun and engaging; from team lunches to trivia competitions to local outings, there is always something exciting happening at KnowBe4.

Please submit your resume in English.

The Senior 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

Requirements:

  • 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 designing, implementing & hardening systems
  • Ability to think analytically & work collaboratively
  • Email analysis skills to determine PHISHING, Clean and Spam emails
  • Ability to identify PHISHING email campaigns
  • Ability to identify new trends in PHISHING email campaigns
  • Ability to contribute to blogs and posts related to latest trends and new methodologies in PHISHING email campaigns
  • Ability to work with high volume of emails for accurate email classification
  • Expertise in static and dynamic analysis of URLs and Files
  • Expertise in URL analysis for identification of PHISHING and scam URLs
  • Well versed with creating Yara rules for email grouping and clustering
  • Must be script enabled to automate daily email classification tasks
  • Contribute to automation engineering for inputs related to current threat space
  • Keep up to date with emerging threats & security technologies

Our Fantastic Benefits

We offer company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets, employee referral bonuses, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, certification reimbursement, certification completion bonuses, and a relaxed dress code - all in a modern, high-tech, and fun work environment. For more details about our benefits in each office location, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/benefits.

Note: An applicant assessment and background check may be part of your hiring procedure.

Individuals seeking employment at KnowBe4 are considered without prejudice to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/request-accommodation.

No recruitment agencies, please.

KnowBe4 Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about KnowBe4 and has not been reviewed or approved by KnowBe4.

  • Healthcare Strength — Fully paid medical insurance for U.S. employees is repeatedly emphasized alongside dental/vision options and mental-health resources. This makes the benefits package feel materially strong even when cash compensation perceptions vary by role.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Open paid time off is positioned as a meaningful part of the total rewards package, with generous time-off framing across U.S. and local-region policies. Time-off flexibility is also reinforced by self-care initiatives and related cultural practices.
  • Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Company-wide monthly bonuses, referral bonuses, and certification reimbursement/completion bonuses create multiple ways to earn beyond base pay. Learning and leadership programs are also framed as tangible rewards tied to development and progression.

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