Identity is also the fastest-moving attack surface in the enterprise right now. The explosion of non-human identities and autonomous AI agents is rewriting what "who has access to what" even means, and you'll be at the front of it – defining how discovers, scores, governs and secures these identities before the rest of the market has a vocabulary for the risk.
You'll also shape voice in the field. Through original research, published findings, and technical thought leadership, you'll influence how practitioners and analysts understand identity risk as the perimeter dissolves.
What you will Do:
Drive research end-to-end – from hypothesis and exploration all the way through to the intelligence and logic that ship into the platform and makes impact on our customers.
Translate deep expertise in identity and security into the analytical engine that drives how reasons about risk, governance, and access decisions across organizations.
Create and own knowledge – the content, logic and intelligence behind every insight made, while setting and maintaining the quality, accuracy depth and coverage of the platform.
Pioneer approach at the cutting edge of a category being reinvented – as the identity foundations are rebuilt for a new world
Shape the field's understanding of identity through original research and technical thought leadership, while raising the research bar across the team and delivering top-tier value to our customers.
What you will bring:
5+ years of hands-on security research experience, with a track record that demonstrates depth across identity, access control, or adjacent threat domains.
Low ego, high impact – you share findings freely, measure success by the team's impact and you are value-driven, Willing to roll up your sleeves for the foundational work creating knowledge and insights in order to provide real value to real customers.
Innovative and forward thinking – Continuous desire to learn, explore and create.
The instinct to find what others miss: you approach identity attack surfaces, NHI exposure, and AI agent behavior with genuine curiosity and a willingness to go where the research leads.
A collaborative default – happy to share and work alongside product, engineering, and go-to-market teams in order to translate raw research into intelligence that sharpens Oak's platform and customers' understanding of their identity risk.
Nice to have:
A history of original, published work – conference presentations (Black Hat, DEFCON, or equivalent), blog series, or white papers that has moved the needle and made impact.
