Cybersecurity Threat Researcher

🇯🇵In-Person - Tokyo, Japan¥5.2M–¥7.5M/yri2h ago

Corporate Research Cybersecurity Threat Research Security Operations Malware Analysis Incident Response

Role Snapshot

Cybersecurity Threat Researcher at KnowBe4 responsible for identifying, analyzing, and combating advanced threats including social engineering, prompt injection, and shadow AI. This role leverages 15 years of behavioral data to protect both AI agents and human users across 70,000+ organizations worldwide.

Key Responsibilities: Research and analyze emerging cybersecurity threats targeting the modern workforce. Develop insights and recommendations to enhance KnowBe4's attack simulation, training, and defense capabilities powered by AIDA and proprietary Risk Score technology.

Skills & Tools: Advanced knowledge of cybersecurity threat analysis, social engineering tactics, AI security vulnerabilities, and behavioral threat patterns. Strong research, analytical, and communication skills with ability to translate complex threat intelligence into actionable security solutions.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, or related field with 3+ years of threat research or cybersecurity analysis experience. Demonstrated expertise in threat intelligence, security research, and understanding of modern attack vectors.

Location: In-Person - Tokyo, Japan

Compensation: ¥5.2M–¥7.5M/yr (estimated)

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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 designing, implementing & hardening systems
Ability to think analytically & work collaboratively

Our Fantastic Benefits

We offer company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets, employee referral bonuses, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, certification reimbursement, and certification completion bonuses - 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.