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Sophos

Senior Threat Behavior Researcher (UK)

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about 3 hours ago
Bucharest, Romania
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Responsibilities

  • Conduct in-depth behavioral analysis of Windows threats.
  • Develop Behavioral rules for various threat behaviors.
  • Produce quality threat analysis reports for internal and external audiences.
  • Assist in sandbox improvements by analyzing malware.
  • Develop Cleanup rules to remove artifacts left by behavioral protection rules.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve behavioral protection capability.
  • Guide and train junior team members in malware analysis.
  • Assist in the development of tools to improve day-to-day tasks.

Requirements

  • Strong knowledge of Windows Internals including Memory management, Processes, and Threads.
  • Proficiency in static and dynamic analysis of threats using tools like IDAPro and WinDbg.
  • Demonstrated programming experience, preferably in Python or Lua.
  • Excellent communication skills to convey complex technical problems.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with strategic thinking.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer software or equivalent experience.

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

LuaPythonWindows

Categories

Security