Security Researcher

Research and develop the next generation of AppSec tools.

Location

Hybrid

Job Type

Full-Time

Experience Level

Mid-Senior

About the Role

We're looking for a security researcher to help us develop AI-powered solutions for automated security review and threat modeling. You'll work on identifying security patterns, developing new analysis techniques, and improving our platform's security capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Research and identify data sources for security vulnerabilities and patterns
  • Develop new security analysis techniques
  • Create security rules and policies
  • Devise methods to measure the quality of security recommendations and analysis output.
  • Contribute to security documentation and training

Required Skills & Experience

  • Strong background in application security
  • Experience with security tools and frameworks, including commercial and open-source tools
  • Knowledge of common vulnerabilities and attacks
  • Understanding of secure coding practices
  • Experience with threat modeling

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with security automation
  • Knowledge of AI/ML in security
  • Contributions to security research, including open-source projects, talks, blog posts, etc.
  • Experience with compliance frameworks

About DevArmor

DevArmor is a venture-backed startup founded by repeat entrepreneurs and security veterans with successful exits. Backed by top-tier investors and advised by leaders from Sierra.ai, Databricks, Netflix, Mozilla, and Semgrep, we're reimagining how secure software gets built.

As an Okta executive puts it:

"DevArmor bakes security into the earliest design decisions—exactly what our industry needs to stay ahead. The team brings deep experience and real empathy for developers. I’m excited to support their mission to make security a first-class part of building software."

Suchit Agarwal

Director of Engineering at Okta

Why Join DevArmor?

  • Tackle real challenges: Help solve the hard problem of scaling security without slowing down dev teams.
  • Work with the best: Join a small, expert team in security, AI, and dev tools.
  • Own your work: Shape the product, roadmap, and culture from day one.
  • Build the future: Work at the frontier of AI, code analysis, and secure-by-design systems.
  • We’ve got your back: Competitive pay, great benefits, and flexible work.