Fractional Technical Writer/Editor

Hello, let us introduce ourselves!

watchTowr is the Preemptive Exposure Management capability trusted by Fortune 500 companies and critical infrastructure providers.

By combining proactive threat intelligence, real attacker telemetry, and automated red teaming, watchTowr continuously identifies and validates real exposure - so security teams can outrun real-world threats.

When exploitation happens in hours, watchTowr delivers what no one else can: time to respond.

We are a global team of operators, researchers, and engineers who have spent years thinking like attackers - and we are now building the technology to stop them. Our work is recognised across the industry, with original vulnerability research from watchTowr Labs and innovations like Instinct and Attacker Eye shaping the future of cybersecurity.

Backed by $29M in funding, recognised by Gartner, and scaling fast across the globe, we are in a high-growth phase of our journey. We are a young, high-energy, and research-driven team, obsessed with building world-class technology - and we want exceptional people to join us.

But what’s the role?

We are looking for an experienced Fractional Technical Writer/Editor to support our Labs team by editing and preparing cybersecurity vulnerability research for publication. This role is focused on refining highly technical research into clear, structured, and readable blog posts that align with the tone and quality of the watchTowr Labs blog.

This is an ongoing, part-time engagement suited to a senior, specialised writer or editor with deep familiarity with security research content.

Sounds great – what will I do?

Our security researchers produce high-quality vulnerability and threat research, but we have a backlog of content waiting to be published. We are looking for someone experienced specifically in this type of material to clean up, structure, and polish research outputs for public release.

This is primarily an editing and editorial role, not a greenfield writing position.

On average, the role involves:

Editing approximately one Labs blog post per week

Around 5 - 6 hours per week

Key responsibilities

Edit, structure, and refine vulnerability research and technical blog posts written by security researchers

Ensure posts are clear, logically structured, and readable while preserving technical accuracy

Replicate and maintain the tone, style, and quality of existing Labs blog posts

Improve clarity, flow, and narrative without diluting technical depth

Work with researchers to resolve ambiguity or improve explanations where required

Manage light editorial workflow tasks such as tracked edits, versioning, and feedback loops.

Sounds perfect to me, what specifics are you looking for?

Core Skills

Strong understanding of cybersecurity, particularly vulnerability research, responsible disclosure, penetration testing, or threat research

Proven experience as a technical editor or technical writer working with highly technical content

Excellent copy-editing skills - grammar, clarity, tone, structure, and flow

Demonstrable experience editing blog posts or long-form technical research (not documentation-only roles)

Comfortable working with technical authors and translating SME-written material into polished public-facing content

Reliable availability and willingness to engage on an ongoing, regular cadence

A strong candidate is likely to have:

A technical background in security, engineering, or adjacent fields, or

Experience as a journalist or reporter covering cybersecurity or technical subjects

Clear examples of historical work editing or publishing vulnerability research or similar technical content

Familiarity with vulnerability disclosure processes and research publication norms

Experience using collaborative editing tools such as Word, Notion, or similar

Light SEO awareness for technical blogs (not a primary requirement)

Application process

As part of your application:

Confirm whether you are comfortable editing this type of highly technical vulnerability research

Share relevant examples of historical work demonstrating experience with similar cybersecurity or technical research content.

What’s in it for me?

Competitive compensation - we believe that hard work, skills and ambition should be fairly compensated.

Meaningful role in a company - You will be a key and early contributor to a fast-growing cybersecurity business that helps protect some of the world's largest enterprises.

The best tools and powerful kit - we enable you with the tools to effectively fulfil your role.

Endless opportunities – we are in a high-growth phase of our journey, and plan to promote from within as we scale.

Work with cyber security experts – we are solving cutting-edge industry-wide cyber security challenges with some of the world’s most advanced organisations.

watchTowr is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

At watchTowr, we’re dedicated to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and diverse environment where every individual is recognised for their talent and potential. Our hiring decisions are guided by your capabilities, experience, and what you bring to the role - not by unrelated personal attributes.

We have a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discrimination or harassment. This includes - but isn’t limited to - discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, pregnancy or parental status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We actively encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Even if you don’t tick every box in the job description, we’d still love to hear from you.