Threat intelligence researcher | Senior

Full Time

hybrid

Threat Intelligence

Warsaw

The world’s most advanced VPN, and a whole lot more.

If you’re a curious problem-solver who carves their own path, join the team behind Threat Protection Pro, the NordLynx protocol, and the fastest VPN on the planet—tools that put privacy, security, and control back in people’s hands.

Your impact? Helping millions take back control of their online security, privacy, and data.

Our Threat Intelligence team is dedicated to providing accurate and timely information on potential threats to our products. Our team of skilled professionals from various fields, including Data Science, Malware Research, Development, and Privacy, are focused on achieving a common goal by utilizing feeds, heuristics, algorithms, and machine learning.

Join NordVPN as a Principal Threat Intelligence Researcher and help shape the future of our Threat Protection capabilities. You will lead by example, drive research excellence, and amplify our insights across product, engineering, and public channels.

Main Responsibilities

Act as the principal subject‑matter expert for Threat Intelligence and assist in setting the team's research direction, f.ex. various scams (fake shops, investment scams, romance scams...), phishing and other online threats;
Translate research into new or improved protection vectors for the NordVPN Threat Protection product;
Collaborate with Marketing and PR to provide data-driven context on cybersecurity trends;
Share concise, evidence‑based insights on social channels about emerging threats, notable campaigns, and practical safety guidance;
Contribute to scripting of short‑form video explainers; participate on camera when needed;
Partner with Data Science and Engineering teams to improve ML-based Threat Intelligence, validate impact with clear metrics;
Recommend and help to onboard new tools, data sources, and processes that increase Threat Intelligence efficiency and consistency;
Mentor and coach junior researchers.

Core Requirements

4+ years of hands‑on experience in the Threat Intelligence field;
Comfortable sharing insights publicly (e.g., social media, blogs, or talks);
Deep understanding of the intelligence lifecycle: collection, enrichment, pivoting, and dissemination of threat indicators and behaviors;
Ability to conduct research on protection improvements that results in a clear, argued, evidence‑based action plan (Data Science and Engineering Teams are involved if needed);
Curiosity and passion for cybersecurity, with an active habit of staying current on industry trends;

Bonus

Experience in collaborating with Data Scientists on model development (requirements,, data curation, evaluation);
Prior media experience (e.g., interviews or on‑camera appearances) on Threat Intelligence topics.

Salary Range

Monthly gross salary from 17400 - 25100 PLN.

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