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Driven by our mission to protect, manage and automate every workload that businesses and lives depend on, we’ve built the industry’s only all-in-one solution.As a Senior Cybersecurity Researcher in our global Threat Research Unit, you will combine hands-on threat research with customer engagement and public representation of Acronis’s cybersecurity expertise. You will investigate emerging threats, turn findings into actionable intelligence, and work with Sales, Marketing, and Communications to support US customer and partner discussions, industry events, and research publications.\nPlease note: Security Clearance Requirement: Candidates must hold a valid and active security clearance appropriate to the requirements of the role.\nWHAT YOU’LL DO\nResearch emerging and existing cyber threats, malware, attack techniques, and threat actor campaigns using threat intelligence, product telemetry, and other sources.\nTrack threat actors and their tactics, techniques, and procedures, and correlate activity across campaigns.\nDevelop tools to automate the collection, enrichment, and analysis of malware and threat intelligence.\nSupport incident response teams with detailed intelligence and research analysis.\nSupport US sales teams in customer and partner discussions by explaining threat trends, research findings, and the relevance of Acronis’s cybersecurity capabilities.\nRepresent Acronis at security conferences, partner events, webinars, and industry forums through presentations and demonstrations.\nProduce research reports, articles, presentations, and educational content for technical and business audiences.\nCollaborate with Marketing and Communications on research publications, media briefings, and promotion of research and event participation.\nWHAT YOU BRING\nAt least three years of relevant cybersecurity experience, particularly in threat intelligence, malware analysis, or security research.\nStrong understanding of the threat landscape, threat actor profiling, and MITRE ATT&CK.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to produce accurate, actionable research.\nStrong written and spoken English and the ability to explain technical findings to customers, partners, and business audiences.\nConfident presentation and public speaking skills, including the ability to connect research insights to customer security challenges.\nAbility to collaborate across research, sales, marketing, and communications teams in a global environment.\nWillingness to travel for US customer, partner, and industry events.\nNice to have:\nExperience developing research and automation tools in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.\nPublished security research, conference presentations, or technical webinars.\nExperience supporting customer engagements or working with sales and marketing teams at a cybersecurity vendor.\nExperience with network analysis tools such as Wireshark, Zeek, or Suricata.\nSecurity Clearance Requirement: Candidates must hold a valid and active security clearance appropriate to the requirements of the role.\n*Please submit your resume and application in English\nWHO WE ARE\nA Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis offers over twenty years of innovation with 15 offices worldwide and employees in 50+ countries. Acronis Cyber Protect is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by over 21,000 service providers to protect more than 750,000 businesses.\nOur corporate culture centers on innovation, accountability, and impact. We encourage our people to think boldly, challenge conventional approaches, and take ownership of outcomes. As a member of our global “A-Team,” you’ll operate in a high-growth, fast-paced environment where resilience, adaptability, and a commitment to continuous improvement drive success.\nOUR INTERVIEW PRACTICES\nTo ensure a fair and genuine hiring process, candidates are expected to participate in interviews without the use of AI tools, automated prompts, or third-party assistance. Interviews are designed to assess individual skills, experience, and communication style, and we value authentic, real-time interaction.\nUse of AI or external assistance during live interviews may result in disqualification. For roles where AI skills are being evaluated, permitted use of AI tools will be clearly communicated in advance. Candidates may be asked to disable virtual backgrounds or participate in in-person interviews. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of applicable criminal, education and identity background checks\nAcronis is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. \nThe US pay range for this position is $144,000-$200,000. This range reflects the minimum and maximum total target annual compensation for this role across all U.S. locations. 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