Cloud Security Researcher

Dive right in. Swim with our pod.

At Orca, we believe that in the right environment and with the right team, talent has no boundaries. This team spirit, together with our drive to always aim high, have quickly earned us unicorn status, and turned us into a global cloud security innovation leader. So if you’re ready to join an amazing team of people who inspire each other every day, now is the time to find your place in our pod. 

We’re looking for driven and talented people like you to join our R&D team and our mission to change the future of cloud security. Ready to dive in and swim with our pod?

Highlights: 

• Fast growth: This company has momentum. It’s THE opportune time to join Orca Security. 
• Disruptive technology: Orca Security completely changed the way cloud is secured and is leading a new approach of how security solutions should be built. It’s completely agentless and detects every important risk in the cloud environment down to the data layer. It’s fast, simple, and complete.
• Well-capitalized: Total funding is almost $630MM in less than 24 months. CapitalG, Redpoint, GGV, YL Ventures, and SVCI. SVCI is a syndicate of CISOs who invested their own money after careful due diligence.

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Cloud Security Researcher to join our team.

The candidate should have the ability to work on a team and alone, and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills

On a typical day you'll:

Conduct research on new capabilities for the cloud security domain.
Work with multiple teams inside the company to enrich current capabilities and develop further advanced methods to improve those capabilities.
Monitor and evaluate emerging cloud security technologies and make recommendations for their adoption.
Collaborate with the team to develop new ideas and push them further in the organization for implementation.
Perform security assessments and identify vulnerabilities in cloud infrastructure and applications.
Recommend and implement security controls to mitigate identified risks.
Provide expertise on security best practices and technologies related to cloud security.
Publish research via blog, tutorials, articles and conference talks.

About you:
At least 2 years of experience in the cyber security domain
Deep knowledge of attacker's tactics, techniques, and procedures
Ability to think outside of the box and bring new ideas to the table
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Ability to work both independently and as a team player
Open-minded approach to thinking outside of the box

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in Penetration Testing / Incident Response & Detection Engineering / Threat hunting / Malware analysis
Knowledge of cloud security technologies and tools in any or all major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)