Do you have a passion for hunting advanced persistent threat actors?
We are looking for a Principal Defensive Engineer with experience in reverse engineering and computer forensics.
As a Principal Defensive Security Engineer, you will work collaboratively with other engineers in the Threat Operations, Detections & Analysis (TODA) team to extend and support an in-house threat hunting capability.
We value self-initiated software engineers who have a passion to learn, build and engage in advanced threat hunting initiatives.
Work You’ll Do
As a member of our team, you will work with other team members to further develop an in-house threat hunting capability to improve our ability to identify, contain and preempt attacks by advanced threat actors in data-centres, servers and client systems.
You will be collaborating with engineers based in Australia, UK and the United States.
Your responsibilities include contributing to the design, implementation, integration and hands-on analyses of threat detection activities.
What You’ll Bring
• Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related disciplines
• Demonstrable experience in forensics and/or reverse engineering (specifically for identification of backdoors, bug exploitation and validation of programs)
• 10+ years of operational experience in threat hunting, forensics or related fields (like nation state actors tracking and response)
• Excellent programming skills in C, C++ and/or Python
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently
• Strong analytical skills combined with good communication skills and fluent English
Nice to Have
• Reverse Engineering Experience with Ghidra, IDA and Binary Ninja
• Experience in incident response in critical infrastructure, government or major national security entities
• Advanced malware analysis, especially malware from state-sponsored threat actors against critical and national security infrastructure
• Understanding of iOS and Android ecosystems
• Understanding of modern data-centers and cloud provider environments
• Understanding and appreciation of software application security
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams
• Ability to mentor junior engineers
What We'll Give You
• Ability to work in a flexible work from home arrangement
• An organization filled with smart, enthusiastic, and supportive colleagues
• A team of very skilled and diverse personnel across the globe
• The resources of a large, global operation while still having the start-up feel of a small team
Who We Are
We are a world-class team of high-caliber security software developers who thrive on new challenges.
We are an inclusive and diverse team with a full spectrum of experience distributed globally.
We have the resources of a large enterprise and the energy of a start-up, working on advancing the state-of-the-art for developers through SAST, SCA and Binary Analysis tools.
The TODA team has the mission to catch the most advanced actors that might attack complex platforms and systems.
We are a dedicated team, leveraging each other’s insights and abilities to produce cutting edge solutions for today’s complex and inter-connected, inter-dependent, infra-structure.
We value people who can use their skills to further develop and enhance our tools, as well as our procedures and playbooks.
Join us to grow your career and create the future of threat hunting, at scale, together.
You will work with other team members to further develop an in-house threat hunting capability to improve our ability to identify, contain and preempt attacks by advanced threat actors in data-centres, servers and client systems.
You will be collaborating with engineers based in Australia, UK and the United States.
Your responsibilities include contributing to the design, implementation, integration and hands-on analyses of threat detection activities.
Career Level - IC4