Senior Staff Security Researcher

Hybrid · San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-timePosted 2 months ago

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Senior Staff Security Researcher

Hybrid · San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-timePosted 2 months ago

Reach Security

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10+ yrs

Degree asked

Not stated

Languages required

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Work permit

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Posted

2 months ago

21 Aug 2026

Asks for

The ad says“Deep curiosity and a habit of experimenting with new AI systems as they emerge.”
The ad says“5+ years of experience in offensive security, security research, detection engineering, red teaming, or vulnerability research.”
The ad says“10 + years of experience in Information Security and or Engineering”
The ad says“10 + years of experience in Information Security and or Engineering”
The ad says“5+ years of experience in offensive security, security research, detection engineering, red teaming, or vulnerability research.”
The ad says“5+ years of experience in offensive security, security research, detection engineering, red teaming, or vulnerability research.”
The ad says“5+ years of experience in offensive security, security research, detection engineering, red teaming, or vulnerability research.”
The ad says“Strong software engineering skills with the ability to rapidly build research tooling and proof-of-concepts.”
The ad says“5+ years of experience in offensive security, security research, detection engineering, red teaming, or vulnerability research.”

About Reach Security:

Reach www.reach.security integrates with your existing security tools to identify blind spots across your defenses, prioritize fixes, automatically remediate misconfigurations, and continuously validate that your security posture remains strong

About the Role:

Reach Security seeking a skilled Senior Staff Security Researcher who will Work closely with Engineering to translate research into product capabilities, continually expanding Reach’s integration and control library. Help prioritize new domain, product and control coverage and remediation mechanisms.

In this role, you will:

Work closely with Engineering to translate research into product capabilities, continually expanding Reach’s integration and control library.

Help prioritize new domain, product and control coverage and remediation mechanisms.

Build reproducible research environments, tooling and sandboxes.

Replicate malicious behavior to design detection and prevention strategies and collect evidence of attempted/detected/blocked attacks.

Requirements and skills

10 + years of experience in Information Security and or Engineering

5+ years of experience in offensive security, security research, detection engineering, red teaming, or vulnerability research.

Experience discovering, analyzing, or detecting sophisticated real-world attacks.

Strong software engineering skills with the ability to rapidly build research tooling and proof-of-concepts.

Deep curiosity and a habit of experimenting with new AI systems as they emerge.

Exceptional technical writing and communication skills.

Working at Reach Security:

Competitive salary, and equity package

Comprehensive benefits package including:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including plan options with company-paid employee coverage

FSA, HSA, and 401(k) plans

Company paid life insurance and disability coverage, along with buy up options

Voluntary benefits including pet insurance, identify theft coverage, and legal services

Unlimited PTO and sick time