Hiring: Black Lotus Labs Threat Researcher - APT Research Company: Lumen Technologies Location: Fort Washington, MD Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 13:33:54 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : DNS, Data Pipeline, Docker, Hadoop, Machine Learning, PySpark, PyTorch, Python, Spark, TensorFlow About the job Required Skills: •This is a remote position with customer travel in the DC area approximately 1 time per month. •Leverage global datasets (e.g., netflow, malware and passive DNS,) to track malicious cyber actors, their infrastructure, and campaigns. Build repeatable AI-assisted and automation-driven methods to accelerate detection, prioritization, and intelligence production. •Use technical knowledge of adversary capabilities, infrastructure, malware, and network behavior to define, develop, and implement techniques for tracking sophisticated adversaries and delivering actionable threat intelligence to Lumen customers. •Lead and enhance threat hunting operations by engaging with research, engineering, data science, and customer-facing teams; building strong partnerships; exploring new data sources; and collaborate with team members in AI-assisted workflow generation, automation design, and complex analytic problem solving. •Identify malicious activity in large-scale network, endpoint, DNS, routing, and enrichment data, and scale detection through Python-based automation and data pipelines. •Establish AI powered analytical workflows to automate and scale detections of adversary activity and tradecraft. •Provide actionable analysis and strategic insights into emerging threats, vulnerabilities, adversary infrastructure, and automation-derived findings, translating complex technical information into clear intelligence for executive leadership, customers, and external stakeholders. •What We Look For In a Candidate Compensation: •$145,456 - $193,940 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!