Threat Detection Research Team Leader

We're Vega! One of the fastest growing start-ups in Cybersecurity - redefining the limits of Security Analytics and Operations.

We've raised a $65M Series A from Cyberstarts, Accel, Redpoint and CRV, to build a platform that will become the new AI-Native operating system for the SOC. We're already making a huge impact on some of the world's largest companies - improving their detection, unlocking their data and saving them money. Want to join us and be a part of the journey? This is your chance!

We're looking for a Threat Detection Research Team Leader to manage a team of detection engineers and researchers in delivering high-quality detection content, hunting notebooks, dashboards, and posture-gap logic. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with clients, product, and AI team to ensure Vega’s detection capabilities meet real-world needs. This is a people-manager role.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Lead and manage the team, tasks, and objectives, ensuring continuous delivery of high-quality detection content and research outputs.
• Collaborate directly with clients, including joining calls and on-site sessions, to gather feedback on content, understand satisfaction, and ensure their use cases are met.
• Maintain accuracy and ensure the quality of the team’s work, providing the team members with mentorship and guidance.
• Ensure technical wins of both strategic and routine Proof-of-Value (POVs) with customers through the development of custom content supporting the success criteria and identified business case uses.
• Manage detection research efforts of the team, such as emerging vulnerabilities and how to detect them, simulation of offensive techniques for new content development, and logging and detection research in unfamiliar environments.
• Act as a subject matter expert on detection and response, providing feedback on Vega’s product vision, AI agents, and detection capabilities and features.
• Collaborate with the CTI team to ensure detection content reflects the latest campaigns, CVEs, and threat group activities.
• Partner with product and AI teams to shape new features and detection capabilities, aligning detection content with product strategy and securing technical wins in POVs.
• Participate in hiring and interviews to expand the team as needed and bring in top talent.
• Contribute to technical marketing by writing blogs, detection briefings, and potentially submitting content to industry conferences.

Requirements

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• At least 8 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, with deep expertise in detection engineering, security research, or incident response.
• At least 3 years team leadership experience in similar roles in cybersecurity field
• Strong understanding of detection and response practices, incident response methodologies, and threat hunting approaches.
• Broad familiarity with organizational security concepts, products, and architectures, with proven experience leveraging them to support security operations.
• Demonstrated proficiency in developing high-quality detection content, advanced workflows, and security automations to reduce false positives.
• Advanced knowledge of adversary techniques, organizational threats, and threat groups.
• Proficiency with query languages (e.g., SQL, KQL, SPL) and analytical tools for log investigation and analysis.
• Strong knowledge of visibility practices and security telemetry across hosts, networks, applications, cloud platforms, and identity solutions.
• Proven leadership experience, including people management, team management, and mentoring.
• Client-facing experience with the ability to engage directly with customers to understand requirements and deliver value.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work effectively across internal teams and influence product strategy.
• Excellent English proficiency – verbal and written.
• Willingness to travel for client engagements and POV support