Principal Threat Researcher

Zscaler · Bellevue, Washington, USA; Remote - USA; San Jose, California, USA; Santa Clara · Remote-friendly

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Company
Zscaler
Location
Bellevue, Washington, USA; Remote - USA; San Jose, California, USA; Santa Clara
Salary
$171,500 — $245,000
Posted
October 1, 2026

About this job

Role We are looking for a Principal Threat Researcher to join our team. This is a remote role, reporting to the Manager Threat Research in the Threat Research Team. As our Principal Threat Researcher, you will serve as the definitive subject matter expert on adversary behavior across Endpoint and Cloud environments. You will dissect, replicate, and outmaneuver sophisticated cyber attack techniques to understand exactly how they operate and how to defeat them. By translating complex threat research into concrete, scalable detection recommendations, you will act as the innovation driver for our defensive capabilities. In this pivotal role, your insights won't just live in a whitepaper—they will directly prioritize our engineering efforts, shape product strategy, influence vendor telemetry,…

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