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In this role, you will set the technical direction for how we research, develop, and deliver advanced vulnerability detection libraries for our scanning product suite, while mentoring engineers and raising the bar for detection quality across the team.\nBeyond hands-on research, you will own the roadmap for detection coverage, champion automation to scale our research capabilities, and partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to solve the hardest problems in vulnerability detection. Exposure to AI/ML is a strong plus. 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development, and validation tasks.\n\nContinuously evaluate emerging technologies and threat trends, and collaborate with customers, vendors, and internal stakeholders to expand detection coverage.\n\nPartner with Customer Support and Research teams to lead the resolution of complex customer issues, such as false positives/negatives, and drive systemic fixes.\n\nRepresent the team in cross-functional planning, providing technical estimates, risk assessments, and delivery commitments.\n\nChampion strong documentation, knowledge sharing, and a culture of engineering excellence.\n\nQualifications\n7+ years of experience in network and systems security, including demonstratedtechnical leadership or team mentorship.\n\nDeep understanding of common protocols: TCP/IP, HTTP, FTP, SSH, SSL/TLS.\n\nStrong knowledge of common security vulnerabilities and mitigation techniques.\n\nHands-on experience with Python and Bash scripting.\n\nHands-on working experience with containers and orchestration 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