Remote researcher jobs in United Kingdom

Our Mission At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission: Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are. Who We Are This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters. Job Description Your Career We are seeking a Threat Intelligence Researcher for our Unit 42 Intelligence Response Unit. This team plays a critical role in providing timely, actionable threat intelligence and response capabilities to help protect our customers. Your Impact As a Threat Intelligence Researcher in the Intel Response Unit, your primary responsibilities will include: * Embedded Intelligence Support: Partner with the Unit 42 incident response teams to provide intelligence support to cases and track activity with intelligence value, including high profile cases that may require support outside of normal business hours. * Leveraging Unique Data Holdings: Harness the full weight of the company's unique data holdings, including product telemetry, front line Incident Response (IR) and Managed Detection and Response (MDR) data, and Intel Holdings. Utilize these resources to produce unique and valuable insights, enhancing the effectiveness and differentiation of our threat intelligence capabilities. Integrate internal holdings with external information to provide actionable intelligence findings to IR teams. * Contributing to External Engagement: Develop engaging and informative content, including customer briefings, threat reports, and updates on major cyber events. Share insights and expertise internally, with customers, and at security conferences. * Cross-Organizational Collaboration: Collaborate with threat analysts, consultants, and engineers from various teams and departments within the organization. Foster strong relationships and support joint efforts to address complex threats that span multiple areas of expertise. * Leverage AI for Analytic Workflows: Integrate Generative AI, NotebookLM, and other artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions across all phases of the intelligence lifecycle to improve analytic workflows. Use and develop new AI solutions to reduce research toil, query existing intelligence holdings, and accelerate report and presentation creation. Qualifications Your Experience * 8 + years of relevant professional expereince such as integrating cyber threat intelligence into incident response engagements, including demonstrated ability to coordinate with cross-organizational threat analysts, facilitating collaboration, and aligning efforts to achieve common goals. * Strong knowledge of cyber security threat actors, particularly their tactics, techniques, procedures, tooling, and noteworthy attacks. * Experience leveraging open source data sets, internal telemetry, and case information to identify technical pivot opportunities, patterns of activity, and trends. * Strong writing and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex threat intelligence information to diverse audiences. * Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, and triage competing demands. * Track record of using Deep and Dark Web intelligence to identify and report on cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and threat actor TTPs (Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures) * Hands-on experience using large language models (LLMs) to accelerate threat intelligence analysis * Familiarity with Vertex Synapse a plus Additional Information The Team Unit 42 brings together our world-renowned threat researchers with an elite team of security consultants to create an intelligence-driven, response ready organization. The Unit 42 Threat Intelligence team provides threat research that enables security teams to understand adversary intent and attribution, while enhancing protections offered by our products and services to stop advanced attacks. As threats escalate, Unit 42 is available to advise customers on the latest risks, assess their readiness, and help them recover when the worst occurs. Our Commitment We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at . Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

User Researcher – Public Sector Transformation Contract | £590 per day (Inside IR35) Remote-first Our client, a major consultancy delivering digital transformation programmes across central government, is seeking an experienced SC Cleared User Researcher to support a large-scale service redesign initiative. What you’ll bring: • Proven track record delivering user research within government or GDS-aligned environments., • Experience leading or mentoring multidisciplinary UCD teams., • Strong understanding of Agile delivery and user-centred design principles., • Skilled in planning, executing, and analysing user research to inform service and interaction design., • Ability to map complex user journeys, uncover insights, and shape solutions through collaboration with stakeholders., • Confident in presenting evidence and facilitating workshops to embed user insight into delivery. Role details: • £590 per day (Inside IR35), • Active SC Clearance required, • Immediate start

Construction Project Administrator / Researcher Construction & Engineering Remote - UK Are you looking to join a global organisation with a strong history in British Engineering? Do you want to work with high-performing teams providing them with key insights into upcoming projects? Are you wanting to join an organisation with clear progression opportunities? Company Overview The business is a long-established, UK-based construction company who are involved in projects across the globe. With a reputation for delivering innovative solutions and mechanical products, their products are trusted by organisations worldwide and are regularly specified on landmark projects. What You’ll Do As a Project Administrator for the business, your primary responsibility will be to identify upcoming construction projects the organisation should be involved with. You will: • Conduct in-depth research on upcoming construction, infrastructure, and industrial projects, with a focus on those involving significant steel use., • Identify and profile key project stakeholders, including engineers, contractors, consultants, and developers, using a range of industry databases, planning portals, trade publications, and associations., • Manage and maintain structured project data within a CRM system ensuring accurate categorisation by project type, region, and stage. What You’ll Need • Background in within the construction, engineering, or industrial sectors., • Strong knowledge of construction project lifecycles, • Skilled in online research, data sourcing, and CRM/database tools; able to manage multiple projects and markets simultaneously., • Excellent communication and organisational skills What They Offer As this is a growing business, opportunities to develop your career are a realistic possibility. You will join a strong team – positive and supportive, giving you the autonomy to be motivated in your role. Additionally they offer: • A competitive salary with a range of benefits, • Opportunity to travel to sites around the globe Ready to take the next step in your career? If you are driven by success and looking to grow within a dynamic and supportive environment, we want to hear from you! Apply today to become a part of this industry-leading team and help drive continued success and growth!

User Researcher – GOV / GDS Remote Inside IR35 Contract Contract User Researcher required to help us deliver on one of our Government projects. What you'll do: • Conduct a range of research activities (e.g. interviews, usability testing, surveys) in line with GDS standards., • Work closely with designers, developers and policy teams to turn research insights into actionable improvements., • Proven experience in user research, preferably in an agile, digital service environment., • Familiarity with the GOV.UK Service Standard and working within GDS frameworks., • Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Contract UX Researcher (Junior–Mid Level) Outside IR35: Up to £325 a day Contract: 3–6 months Start: ASAP Remote: Must be based in UK We’re looking for a curious and detail-focused UX Researcher with around 1–2 years of experience to join a growing SaaS business on a contract basis. You’ll be working on a B2B2C platform with varied user groups and journeys, helping the team uncover meaningful insights that shape the product experience. What you’ll be doing • Supporting user research across projects — from planning sessions to analysing results., • Conducting qualitative research such as user interviews, usability testing, and surveys., • Turning findings into clear insights and recommendations that help guide design decisions., • Collaborating closely with designers and product managers to ensure user needs are at the heart of decisions., • Presenting your findings and ideas clearly to the wider product and design teams., • Helping to continuously improve research processes and share learnings across the team. What we’re looking for • Experience in a UX Research or related user-centred role (agency or in-house)., • Hands-on experience with qualitative research methods: usability testing, interviews, or journey mapping., • Strong communication skills., • A naturally curious mindset, you enjoy asking questions, spotting patterns, and understanding user behaviours., • Comfortable working collaboratively in a team environment. This role would suit someone early in their UX career who’s excited to build confidence through hands-on research, learning from a talented product and design team, and making a real impact on a product used by thousands. 📧 Interested? Send your CV to or connect on LinkedIn to find out more.

Contract UX Researcher Outside IR35: up to £450 a day Contract: 3–6 months Start: ASAP Remote: Must be based in the UK We’re looking for a detail-orientated, confident UX Researcher to join a growing SaaS business on a contract basis. This is a B2B2C platform with complex user journeys and multiple stakeholder needs, so you’ll need to be comfortable navigating ambiguity, shaping problems, and presenting insights at a senior level. What you’ll be doing • Leading qualitative UX research speaking to users, identifying behaviours and patterns, and turning insights into clear hypotheses., • Defining the problem, you’ll uncover and frame the right questions., • Developing and presenting UX theories and design decisions backed by research, communicating findings to senior stakeholders and board members clearly and confidently., • Balancing the needs of clients vs. pipeline opportunities, ensuring both user and business goals are aligned., • Working at pace in a collaborative environment. What we’re looking for • Proven experience as a UX Researcher within SaaS or digital product environments (B2B or B2B2C)., • Strength in qualitative research methods such as interviews, usability testing, observational research., • Ability to handle expectations and communicate with clarity at all levels, including senior leadership and board presentations., • Strong storytelling and presentation skills - you can turn insights into compelling narratives that drive decisions., • A thoughtful, curious mindset with the confidence to stand by your research findings., • Comfortable working in a fast-moving team environment., • Self-sufficient and able to work alone. This role suits someone who thrives on discovery — who enjoys finding the ‘why’ behind the ‘what’, and shaping the UX direction in an environment that values insight over assumption. Send your CV through to or get in touch on LinkedIn.

AI Researcher and Engineer Location: Remote (UK-based) Salary: £40,000 – £60,000 per year + benefits About the Role Intellect Group is partnering with an innovative cybersecurity firm to recruit an AI Researcher and Engineer. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing, forward-thinking organisation that’s redefining how technology and security intersect. In this role, you’ll take the lead in researching, prototyping, and integrating AI and Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) technologies into both a quantitative cyber risk management platform and the company’s consulting services. You’ll combine hands-on engineering with strategic research—helping define how AI shapes the business over the next two years. Key Responsibilities • AI Strategy and Discovery: Identify opportunities where AI can enhance cybersecurity and customer experience., • Prototyping and Development: Build functional prototypes for new AI-driven product features., • Product Integration: Collaborate with development teams to bring successful prototypes into production., • Consulting Enablement: Create AI tools that support and streamline the company’s consulting practice., • Risk Intelligence Productisation: Conduct data science research to turn insights into scalable, standardised offerings., • Core Data Science: Support ongoing product and service innovation through data-driven research. About You We’re looking for a versatile AI professional with a passion for research and real-world application. You should thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and be comfortable owning projects end-to-end. Essential skills and experience: • PhD or MEng in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Machine Learning or related field, • Proven background in AI and/or GPT/LLM technologies., • Strong ability to turn complex problems into actionable, buildable AI prototypes. Desirable: • Experience with both commercial (e.g., OpenAI) and custom/private AI models., • Track record of collaborating with engineering teams to transition prototypes into production., • Familiarity with cybersecurity or cyber risk management (beneficial but not essential). Why This Role? • Shape the future of AI in an innovative cyber risk platform., • Significant autonomy and ownership of the AI roadmap., • Work closely with experienced founders and a passionate team., • Join a values-led organisation that believes in collaboration, empowerment, and integrity. Benefits • £40–60K annual salary, • 25 days holiday + public holidays, • Additional flexible days off, • 5 days per year for volunteering with good causes, • £6/week tax-free utility contribution, • Pension scheme (5% employer contribution), • Discretionary bonus (up to 10%), • EMI share options, • Annual training and professional development funding, • High-quality remote working setup

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