Senior Threat Researcher
Sophos
10 days ago
London, United Kingdom
Senior
H1B Sponsor
Responsibilities
- Develop countermeasures to detect advanced threats based on research and intelligence.
- Analyze endpoint behaviors and logs to design detections using multi-source telemetry.
- Continuously refine and monitor detection rules to optimize alert accuracy.
- Research and implement alert handling for new device ingestions.
- Leverage internal tooling to enhance detection accuracy.
- Collaborate on the development of internal tools and detection infrastructure.
- Act as a subject matter expert across various departments.
Requirements
- Strong passion for cybersecurity research and ability to learn emerging technologies.
- Hands-on experience in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash, and Python.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and automation principles.
- Proficiency in analyzing logs from firewalls and security infrastructure.
- Familiarity with event logs and threat hunting methodologies.
- Strong understanding of endpoint detection and OS internals.
- Experience in malware analysis and reverse engineering is a plus.
- Network traffic analysis skills are a plus.
- Solid grasp of database querying and process automation is a nice to have.
Benefits
- Remote-first working model with flexibility for hybrid roles.
- Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks.
- Annual charity initiatives and volunteer days.
- Global employee sustainability initiatives.
- Global fitness and trivia competitions.
- Global wellbeing days and monthly wellbeing webinars.
Tech Stack
BashLinuxMatplotlibNumPyPandasPowerShellPythonWindows
Categories
AI & MLData ScienceSecurity