Security Research Team Lead

Valence is the first SaaS security company to combine SSPM and advanced remediation with business user collaboration. SaaS applications are becoming more complex, which is introducing misconfiguration, identity, data, and SaaS-to-SaaS integration risks. With Valence, security teams can find and fix these risks, empowering the business to securely adopt SaaS.

• Manage and mentor a team to drive research projects and improve outcomes, ensuring collaboration and growth within the group.
• Map complex data structures and risk surfaces to help our customers ensure proper coverage
• Ensure that the research conducted provides tangible product value to the customer, enhancing their security posture and overall experience.
• Detect security flaws in SaaS applications and business applications
• Research applications and permission structures
• Help our customers research incidents with context enrichment and event investigation
• Collaborate with our product and engineering teams to define innovative solutions to our customer needs
• Publish relevant findings to the industry

•  At least 2 years of experience managing a team
• At least 3 years of experience in cyber security research or cyber security analyst positions
• Deep understanding of algorithmic models, especially in machine learning optimization and efficiency.
• Curious about technology and self-driven researcher
• Extensive background in SaaS applications and cloud security- advantage
• Strong understanding of security principles, protocols, and best practices.
• Experience with security frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, or similar- advantage
• Efficient verbal and written communication skills
• Eager to work in a young dynamic startup environment