Staff Research Engineer - Exposure Intelligence

Tenable, Inc. · US - Hybrid - Massachusetts - Boston, US - Headquarters - Maryland - Columbia

  • Senior
  • Full-time
  • $137,500 – $183,500
  • Posted 2026-09-22
  • Confirmed live on 25 September 2026

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Job description

Who is Tenable?

Tenable® is the Exposure Management company. Over 40,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. Our global employees support 65 percent of the Fortune 500, 50 percent of the Global 2000, and large government agencies. Come be part of our journey!

What makes Tenable such a great place to work?

Ask a member of our team and they’ll answer, “Our people!” We work together to build and innovate best-in-class cybersecurity solutions for our customers; all while creating a culture of belonging, respect, and excellence where we can be our best selves. When you’re part of our #OneTenable team, you can expect to partner with some of the most talented and passionate people in the industry, and have the support and resources you need to do work that truly matters. We deliver results that exceed expectations and we win together!

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without sponsorship. We are unable to provide sponsorship for work visas of any kind at the time of hire, or at any point during employment. This includes, but is not limited to: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, J-1, etc

Your Role:

Tenable's Research Special Operations (RSO) team produces the exposure intelligence and analysis that helps organizations understand and prioritize cyber risk. We translate what's happening in the global threat landscape into structured, actionable intelligence for SOC analysts, vulnerability management engineers, field teams, and CISO-level stakeholders.

We're looking for a Staff Research Engineer who will be primarily responsible for executing the daily intelligence production cycle for our Exposure Intelligence function. You'll run the morning production cycle; sourcing, triaging, classifying, analyzing, and publishing finished intelligence in collaboration with other team members. On a typical day you might assess a newly disclosed zero-day, determine whether it warrants a full analytical workup, write the daily brief that informs operational priorities, and publish an external digest consumed by hundreds of stakeholders, then shift to deeper analytical work, framework development, or external content in the afternoon.

This isn't a traditional security research role. The work blends intelligence analysis, production discipline, and analytical writing on a daily cadence. The right candidate can context-switch between operational triage and deep analysis, writes clearly and concisely to deliver time-sensitive deliverables, and treats repeatable process as a feature rather than a constraint.

Your Opportunity:

Daily Intelligence Production

• You have primary responsibility for executing the operational aspects of the Security Response process. That means monitoring a broad source ecosystem, triaging what matters, and producing the daily operations brief that informs the team's priorities, and an external intelligence digest distributed to a broad cross-section of stakeholders. You will make fast, well-calibrated decisions, often with incomplete or imperfect information, and communicate those decisions clearly to the rest of the Research team and to leadership, sometimes at short notice. You will apply structured analytical judgment to response decisions, assessing exploit maturity, likely attacker interest, and blast radius with clear confidence calibration.

Analytical Products and External Content

• Beyond the daily cycle, you'll produce deeper analytical products including threat assessments with confidence ratings and documented methodology, actor and campaign profiles, and focused analytical notes on individual CVEs or exposure conditions. You'll also write blog posts for the Tenable blog, coordinate with public relations and product marketing on media responses, and contribute to webinars and conference presentations.

Standards and Tooling

• As a senior contributor, you will provide input into the classification standards, analytical methodologies, and source management practices that underpin the team's work. You will identify opportunities for improvement based on your experience executing the daily production cycle and collaborate with other team members on evolving these capabilities, including AI-assisted workflows that extend the team's analytical capacity.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Contribute to development and execution of the team's strategic priorities, respond to internal intelligence requests from product teams and leadership, collaborate with stakeholders to understand their intelligence needs, and bring those perspectives back to the team to help inform analytical priorities and areas of focus beyond daily response work.

What You'll Need:

• 7+ years in cybersecurity: with meaningful depth in at least two of: vulnerability research, threat intelligence analysis, security operations, or exposure/risk management.

• Experience producing structured analytical intelligence: Beyond just advisories or blog posts, includ

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