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Sophos

Threat Researcher - Linux

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about 2 hours ago
Vancouver, Canada
Mid Level / Senior
H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$107k - $179k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Implement context-aware and behavior-based detection for Linux infrastructure.
  • Map attack behaviors to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
  • Conduct Linux kernel exploit research and detection.
  • Engage in threat hunting and data mining to discover new threats.
  • Collaborate with product teams to adapt protection technologies.
  • Reverse engineer and debug malware to understand the attack lifecycle.
  • Publish research articles and whitepapers on the corporate blog.

Requirements

  • Deep knowledge of Linux operating system, internals, and APIs.
  • Experience in computer security and/or threat research.
  • Dynamic and static malware analysis experience.
  • Programming experience.
  • Desired skills include threat hunting, data mining, and reverse engineering.

Benefits

  • Remote-first working model with some roles requiring a hybrid approach.
  • Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks.
  • Annual charity initiatives and volunteer days.
  • Global employee sustainability initiatives.
  • Global fitness and trivia competitions.
  • Monthly wellbeing webinars and training.

Tech Stack

Linux

Categories

Security