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Senior Security Research Engineer

ElasticEnterprise Software company
United States$133,100 - $210,600 USDSenior
Data & AINew

About the role

TL;DR

Research, design, and build endpoint security features to protect users from emerging threats.

  • The Elastic Security Endpoint Protections team researches, designs, and builds the visibility and prevention capabilities at the core of Elastic Defend, our endpoint and SIEM security solution.
  • We are looking for a Senior Security Research Engineer to help lead our efforts to build innovative features that secure our users against the latest emerging threats.
  • Key Responsibilities Research emerging attacker techniques and turn them into shipped protections.
  • Build and extend endpoint visibility across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
  • Develop production code that runs on millions of endpoints.
  • Reverse engineer malware and study evasion techniques.
  • Own efficacy end to end, including reviewing customer telemetry and investigating false positives.
  • Requirements 6+ years of professional experience analyzing attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and building detection methods. 6+ years of development experience in C, C++, and Python.
  • Deep operating system internals knowledge (kernel and user mode).
  • In-depth reverse engineering and malware analysis experience.
  • An adversarial instinct and a collaborative mentality.
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Required skills

C++PythonCLinux

Domain expertise

cybersecurity

Benefits & perks

Stock program, 401k match, Health coverage, Flexible locations, Flexible schedules, Vacation days, Volunteer time off, Parental leave

Tech stack

C++PythonCLinux

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