Associate Security Research Engineer

Are you passionate about technology and enjoy explaining complex solutions in a way that everybody gets excited? If so read on!   About Picus Picus Security the leading exposure validation company proves what attackers can exploit and what your defenses stop then closes real gaps with ready-to-deploy fixes and revalidates to confirm at the machine speed that today’s AI threats demand. The Picus Platform spans Picus Autonomous Penetration Testing Picus Breach and Attack Simulation and Picus Exposure Validation unified by Picus Swarm a swarm of AI agents that runs the whole validation loop continuously with human oversight. With 75+ integrations it reaches across on-prem hybrid cloud and endpoint environments.Trusted by many Fortune 500 enterprises Picus was named a 2025 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Adversarial Exposure Validation and is recognized as an Innovation Leader in the Frost Radar for Automated Security Validation.About Role We're growing our Technical Marketing Team to support the high growth and global expansion plans of Picus and we're opening the door for someone at the start of their research-and-content career. In this role you'll learn to go deep on real-world threats and turn that research into technical content that shows the market what Picus can actually do including research papers offensive and defensive security reports whitepapers blogs solution and integration briefs battlecards webinars demos and conference presentations. It's a role built for growth in two directions at once you'll start building your own name in the security community through published work and hands-on research while contributing to how the market understands the category. Our research is regularly picked up and cited by the wider community from major news organizations like Reuters the Associated Press and Forbes to specialist security outlets including Dark Reading BleepingComputer Infosecurity Magazine SCWorld and Help Net Security as well as community platforms like Hacker News. Our work has also been referenced by industry authorities such as MITRE ATT&CK and Gartner and cited in high-impact academic journals. As you grow into the role there will be opportunities to take your work on stage at industry conferences such as Black Hat and GovWare and at local meetups and user groups. You'll be constantly challenged to develop your knowledge and skills in cybersecurity and share what you learn with the world doing meaningful research for a fast-growing cybersecurity company. Are you an early-career SOC analyst junior security consultant aspiring threat hunter security engineer or red/blue/purple team member looking to move into a more research- and publication-focused path? Are you a recent graduate career-changer home-lab tinkerer or CTF player who already writes shares or wants to start? Then this role is for you. This position is based in our Ankara office and follows a hybrid work model. ➡

What You’ll Do

➡ Continuously research emerging threats malware threat actors and vulnerability exploitation campaigns and turn your findings into timely insightful content Contribute to technical content across blogs whitepapers demos solution and integration briefs offensive and defensive research reports and research papers developing your voice and building a strong portfolio along the way Develop a deep understanding of the Picus platform and collaborate with Picus Labs Product and Engineering to translate new capabilities into clear compelling technical narratives Monitor market trends analyst perspectives category leaders emerging product categories and the competitive landscape helping the team turn these insights into differentiated technical content Learn how technical content drives discoverability across search and AI answer engines through SEO and AEO and how it supports audiences throughout the funnel from awareness to purchase Collaborate with Growth Threat Research Red and Blue Teams and Alliances to transform research technical findings and integrations into public-facing content that reaches and resonates with the market. What You Have ➡ 1–2 years of experience (including internships labs CTFs or academic/personal projects) in offensive and/or defensive cybersecurity with a foundational understanding of the security/threat landscape Some technical writing or a genuine eagerness to build a portfolio of published content or projects (blogs notes write-ups talks or research) An ability or strong willingness to develop the ability to translate technical concepts for different audiences Strong proficiency in written and verbal English Curiosity and a drive to keep learning in a fast-moving field Exposure to penetration testing tooling vulnerability management or security control validation and some hands-on familiarity with blue-team tooling such as SIEM or EDR/XDR (lab coursework or work experience all count) Interest in autonomous/agentic security validation (an emerging area exploration counts fully) Early hands-on experience with adversarial techniques (home lab CTF or coursework all count) Basic scripting or automation skills (Python n8n or comparable agent/workflow tooling) Awareness of modern security problems Any contribution to the cybersecurity community however small (blog GitHub forum meetup) Any exposure to public speaking or presenting Cybersecurity-related certifications including entry-level ones (Security+ eJPT BTL1 or similar OSCP/CISSP-level not expected but a plus) Awareness of SEO/AEO principles or content strategy. ➡ Working at Picus Fascinating work - a chance to shape and lead an exciting fast-growing cyber security segment. Security Validation is a concept that helps organizations evaluate their security posture in a continuous automated and repeatable way. This approach allows for the identification of imminent threats provides recommended actions and produces valuable metrics about cyber-risk levels.   Unlimited opportunity! We are growing. At Picus you'll be provided with as much responsibility as you can handle - new career development opportunities constantly arise given our rate of growth.   Global exposure - Get a lot of experience working not only in a fast-growing startup but also interact with customers all around the world.   Be part of a global remote team who is taking on Exposure Validation and a growing market segment.     We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age sex race color national origin religious belief gender or gender reassignment sexual orientation marriage or civil partnership pregnancy and maternity disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by International law.  Upon conditional offer of employment candidates are required to complete reference and identity checks in line with local labor laws and as per the Company’s employment policy.