Vulnerability Research Team Lead
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 19, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 11, 2026.
Description
We’re growing and looking to hire a Vulnerability Research Team Lead who embodies our core values: People First, Customer Obsession, Strive for Excellence, and Integrity.
About the Company:
Claroty is a global leader in cyber-physical systems (CPS) protection, dedicated to securing the critical infrastructure that keeps the world running. We’re a fast-growing, award-winning team where innovation meets purpose-and we want you to help us define the future of cybersecurity.
At Claroty, our technology strategy is focused on solving real-world cyber-physical security problems at scale through robust, distributed, cloud-native architectures. We design and evolve a unified platform that serves as the technological backbone for all Claroty products, delivering deep visibility across CPS environments-without disrupting critical operations. Our architecture emphasizes scalability, resilience, and extensibility to support both cloud and on-prem deployments.
About the Role:
As a Vulnerability Research Team Lead at Claroty, you will lead a world-class group of vulnerability researchers in analyzing complex cyber-physical systems. You will balance hands-on technical excellence with people management, guiding your team through deep-dive disassembly, code audits, and exploit development. You will be responsible for the team's research roadmap, ensuring we stay ahead of emerging threats while fostering a culture of innovation and professional growth.
Responsibilities
As a Vulnerability Research Team Lead, your impact will be:
- Leadership & Mentorship: Lead, hire, and develop a team of high-performing Vulnerability Researchers, fostering a collaborative and high-standard environment.
- Research Strategy: Define and execute the team's research roadmap, prioritizing targets that provide the highest value to Claroty’s customers and products.
- Technical Oversight: Provide expert guidance on static/dynamic analysis, reverse engineering, and exploit development projects.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with R&D, Product Management, and Threat Intelligence teams to translate research findings into actionable security features.
- Thought Leadership: Represent Claroty’s research in the industry through blogs, whitepapers, or conference presentations (BlackHat, DEF CON, etc.).
Requirements
What you need to succeed in this role:
- Leadership Experience: At least 2+ years of experience leading a technical team or serving as a technical lead in a research-heavy environment.
- Reverse Engineering Mastery: Extensive hands-on experience with tools such as IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, or Ghidra.
- Deep Security Background: Proven track record in vulnerability research (VR), including advanced exploit development and program analysis.
- AI-Driven Research Capabilities: Proven hands-on experience integrating advanced AI tools and LLMs (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT) into research workflows, leveraging them to accelerate code analysis, script automation, or vulnerability discovery.
- Programming Excellence: Proficiency in C/C++ and Python, with the ability to review complex code and guide technical architecture.
- System Internals Expert: Deep understanding of OS internals (Memory, Process management) and low-level architectures (x86/64, ARM, MIPS).
- Communication Skills: Ability to translate complex technical vulnerabilities into clear business risks for stakeholders.
Bonus Points for:
- Experience in OT/ICS cybersecurity or embedded systems.
- Proven track record of published CVEs or research papers.
- Experience with automated vulnerability discovery (Fuzzing, Symbolic Execution).
About Claroty
Claroty empowers organizations to protect the mission-critical infrastructure that underpins modern life. The AI-powered Claroty Platform serves as the single source of operational truth, providing the deepest visibility and broadest protection across cyber-physical systems (CPS), leveraging five core solutions: asset inventory, exposure management, network protection, secure access, and threat detection. Claroty helps organizations operationalize CPS protection through a programmatic approach designed to reduce risk, maintain operational integrity, and meet compliance-whether in the cloud with Claroty xDome or on-premise with Claroty Continuous Threat Detection (CTD). Claroty is deployed by hundreds of organizations at thousands of sites globally. The company is headquartered in New York City and has a presence in Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. To learn more, visit claroty.com.
Claroty is widely recognized as the industry leader in CPS protection, backed by the world’s largest investment firms and industrial automation vendors. The company has been named a Leader in 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for CPS Protection Platforms two years in a row, a Customers’ Choice in the 2026 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for CPS Protection Platforms, and a Leader and a Customer Favorite in The Forrester Wave™: Operational Technology Security Solutions, Q3 2026. Claroty has also been named to the Forbes Cloud 100 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500 multiple consecutive years.
Claroty is an equal-opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment for all. We encourage applications from candidates of ALL diverse backgrounds, and special accommodations are available upon request in all selection phases.
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