Security Researcher
Sr. Security Researcher is a challenging role that requires expertise in reverse engineering malware, analyzing malicious applications, and contributing to threat intelligence analysis.
Main Responsibilities:
* Conducting in-depth analysis of known and suspected malicious applications, documents, network traffic, and artifacts to support the pursuit of threat actors.
* Reverse engineering and binary analysis, including dynamic and static malware analysis, to uncover hidden threats.
* Tactical software development to support triage and analysis of datasets and information associated with APT activity and behavior.
* Contributing detection signatures/scripts to various Microsoft products and services to enhance security capabilities.
* Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of the latest offensive and defensive tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
* Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of adversary capabilities, infrastructure, and techniques to define, develop, and implement techniques to discover and track adversaries.
Requirements:
* 5+ years of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cybersecurity, and/or anomaly detection or a Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field.
* 3+ years of experience in reverse engineering malware associated with APT or financially motivated groups.
* 3+ years of experience analyzing malicious desktop, mobile, and web applications developed in common programming languages such as x86/x86-64 Assembly, ARM, C, C++, C#, Visual Basic, PowerShell, Ruby, Python, ActionScript, ASP, Java, JavaScript, HTML, etc.
* 3+ years of experience using commercial and open-source malware analysis tools and platforms such as debuggers, disassemblers, decompilers, sandboxes, and virtualization solutions.
About the Role:
This position is an excellent opportunity for a skilled security researcher to contribute to the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center's efforts to protect customers and deliver timely threat intelligence across product and service teams.
Benefits:
We offer a competitive compensation package, opportunities for professional growth and development, and a collaborative work environment that fosters innovation and creativity.
About Us:
We are committed to creating a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. We value diversity and strive to create a workplace that reflects the diversity of our customers and communities.