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Zscaler

Staff Threat Researcher

Zscaler

Published 16 May 2026
Pune, India
Full Time

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Role Highlights

Languages used

Key skills

Computer Science
Transformation
Agile
Security
Data
AI
Research
Operations
Malware
SIEM
Scripting
Automation

Tools, Libraries and Frameworks

Splunk
IDS
IPS

Description

The role involves analyzing emerging threats, adversarial behaviors, and tactics, techniques, and procedures to understand attacker methodologies. The individual will conduct proactive and retroactive threat hunting using telemetry and behavioral-based methodologies. Responsibilities include researching, validating, and documenting all threat hunting findings. The position requires translating adversary behavior into actionable hunt hypotheses and detection logic. Additionally, the role involves responding to customers while managing flexible operational schedules and on-call support.

Required Qualifications and Skills

Candidates must possess hands-on experience in threat hunting, incident response, security operations, malware analysis, or network defense. Practical experience with SIEM tools such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or ElasticSearch is required, along with deep familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and modern TTPs. Applicants must demonstrate the ability to analyze adversary behavior and translate findings into detection logic. A bachelor’s or graduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline is expected, though equivalent security industry experience is accepted.

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About the company

Zscaler

Size

6971

Founded

HQ

San Jose, US

Public/Private

Public Company

Description

Zscaler accelerates digital transformation for its customers by making them more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure, leveraging the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, a cloud-native platform that protects against cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications. With over a decade of experience in developing, operating, and scaling the cloud, Zscaler serves thousands of enterprise customers globally, including 450 of the Forbes Global 2000 organizations, by eliminating latency-creating gateway appliances and improving user experiences. Founded in 2007, Zscaler's mission is to make the cloud a safe place to do business, and its security platform strategically places a company's defenses and controls on the internet to ensure every connection is fast and secure, regardless of user location or application workload.

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