Niagaros is looking for a Research & Development (R&D) Security Engineer for our cloud security platform.
Interns can fill in this form.
Research & Development (R&D) Security Engineer
Location: Netherlands / Hybrid / Remote
Job Type: Internship, Freelance, Parttime, Fulltime | Income Progress Roadmap
Industry: Cloud Security Platform, Advisory
Responsibilities: In consultation
What You’re Going to Do
As a Research & Development Engineer / Security Researcher, you will work on problems that don’t yet have clear answers and help turn research into real, scalable product capabilities.
- Research emerging threats, misconfigurations, and attack paths in cloud-native environments
- Design and prototype new security detection and prevention techniques
- Explore AI-assisted and graph-based security models
- Turn research ideas into production-ready product features
- Collaborate with Product and Engineering to influence roadmap and architecture
- Share insights through internal docs, blog posts, talks, and community content
- Help define the future of cloud security, not just react to it
Your Key Responsibilities
- Conduct hands-on security and infrastructure research
- Build proof-of-concepts, prototypes, and experiments
- Analyze cloud configurations, logs, identities, and runtime behaviors
- Identify new classes of security issues and attack vectors
- Work closely with engineering teams to productionize research
- Contribute to threat models, security graphs, and detection logic
- Stay ahead of industry trends, vulnerabilities, and research papers
- Document and communicate findings clearly
What We Ask
- Strong technical foundation in software, systems, or security
- Curiosity and passion for solving open-ended technical problems
- Ability to work independently and manage ambiguity
- Clear communication of complex technical ideas
- Comfort working across research and engineering boundaries
- Ownership mindset and long-term thinking
Bonus If You Have Experience With
- Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Cloud security domains (CNAPP, CSPM, CWPP, IAM, ASM)
- Kubernetes, containers, and service meshes
- Security research, vulnerability research, or red teaming
- Graph theory, attack path analysis, or security graphs
- AI/ML applied to security or infrastructure data
- Open-source security tools or academic research
Extra Information
- You’ll work on unsolved problems in cloud security
- You’ll influence product direction through research, not tickets
- You’ll collaborate with highly technical engineers and product leaders
- You’ll be encouraged to publish, speak, and contribute to the community
- We value depth, originality, and impact over speed
- Your work will directly protect modern infrastructure at scale
Future Career Path (From Intern to Senior)
We believe world-class security platforms are built by growing researchers and engineers over time.
1. R&D Intern / Junior Researcher (0–12 months)
Focus: Learning foundations and exploration
- Learn cloud security, CNAPP, and modern infrastructure deeply
- Support ongoing research projects and experiments
- Reproduce existing research and build small prototypes
- Participate in threat modeling and detection discussions
Promotion outcome: R&D Engineer / Security Researcher
2. R&D Engineer / Security Researcher (12–30 months)
Focus: Ownership and original contributions
- Own research initiatives or detection areas
- Propose and validate new security ideas
- Build PoCs that evolve into platform features
- Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering
Promotion outcome: Senior R&D Engineer / Senior Security Researcher
3. Senior R&D Engineer / Senior Security Researcher (30–48 months)
Focus: Thought leadership and leverage
- Lead complex research efforts end-to-end
- Mentor junior researchers and engineers
- Influence long-term research and product strategy
- Represent the company in external research and community forums
Next career paths open up
Advanced R&D Career Tracks
Principal Researcher / Distinguished Engineer
- Define long-term research direction
- Lead breakthrough innovations
Head of Research / R&D Lead
- Build and scale research teams
- Align research with company vision
Product Security or Platform Architecture
- Apply research to large-scale system design
Founder / Innovation Track
- Spin up new products, labs, or initiatives
Certifications & Ongoing Learning
- Cloud Certifications
- Cloud Agnostic - Security
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) - Security
- Microsoft Azure - Security
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - Security
- Other Certifications
- CompTIA Certifications
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC)
- GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN)
- GIAC Web Application Penetration Tester (GWAPT)
- OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional)
- CREST (Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)