Staff Security Researcher

Job Title:

Staff Security Researcher

About Trellix:

Trellix is a global company redefining the future of cybersecurity and soulful work. The company’s comprehensive, open and native cybersecurity platform helps organizations confronted by today’s most advanced threats gain confidence in the protection and resilience of their operations. Trellix, along with an extensive partner ecosystem, accelerates technology innovation through artificial intelligence, automation, and analytics to empower over 50,000 business and government customers with responsibly architected security. More at  https://trellix.com. 

Role Overview:

We are seeking an enthusiastic Security Researcher to join a growing organization that specializes in advanced malware analysis, exploit analysis, reverse engineering, and machine learning. Our global organization works in the areas of malware research, customer escalation response and system Engineering and development. We are seeking security researchers specializing in malware analysis with a propensity for finding evil. The candidate must have the passion and experience necessary to turn research findings into practical threat
detections in our Trellix Email Security product. Our team doesn’t just analyze malware – we find evil. You will be expected to learn the ins-and-outs of our daily malware escalation responses, routines and procedures. Additionally, you will help build platforms and automations, and author detection content which will help “fight the bad guys.”

About the role:

• You will process incoming malware analysis and detection requests from customers, our first level Research team, and other teams within Trellix.
• You will proactively add detection for prevalent threats, and author proactive detection to provide enhanced protection.
• You will Discover, track and analyze latest malware, network and email cyber threats.
• You will perform static and dynamic analysis of malware, including – infection, propagation, lateral movement, exploitation POCs, etc.
• You will extract malicious patterns from malware and author effective detection and test them before being utilized by our Trellix Email product.
• You will participate in the incident response process on an as needed basis and prepare analysis of the incident, remediation instructions, and assist customers.
• Using your coding skills, you will help develop automation framework for malware analysis and efficient improvements.
• You will propose and create innovative solutions for problems that our customers are facing.
• You will share your most exciting research findings through blogs and internal presentations.
• You will work closely with colleagues in the same and other time zones, and attend a daily handover the next region.
• You may be required to support on-call work during holidays and weekends as part of a team rotation.
• Knowledge of networking protocols and experience with network traffic analysis tools (Wireshark, Fiddler).
• Knowledge of Email Protocols, Email Threats and experience in analyzing URLs.

About You:

• You must have 8+ years of experience in a Malware Researcher role
• You must have experience with Python, C/C++, or other similar programming languages.
• You must have experience in reverse engineering, and proficiency in debugger usage (OllyDbg, IDApro).
• You must understand file formats for Windows (PE), Linux (ELF), or macOS (APP, PKG)
• You must have knowledge of OS internals (memory, threads, processes, API, etc.) on Windows, Linux, or macOS
• You must have awareness of global threats, regional threats, and top adversaries / criminal groups
• focusing on malware including affiliate networks pertaining to Windows OSes.
• You must have experience with various malware analysis tools.
• You should have excellent problem-solving skills, be a fast learner, and be self-motivated to take on initiatives with a focus on achieving results in a timely manner.
• You should have a proven ability to translate insights into business recommendations.
• Ability to positively adapt to changes and multitasking in a fast-moving industry

Company Benefits and Perks:

We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.

• Retirement Plans
• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Support for Community Involvement

We're serious about our commitment to diversity which is why we prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.