Associate Security Researcher

Role overview

Help develop automated security research and detection systems that turn threat data and suspicious samples into validated protections. This early-career role spans pipeline development, sample analysis, rule generation, testing, and operational monitoring, with opportunities to own features from design through ongoing support.

Responsibilities

- Build and improve automation for threat ingestion, sample triage, behavioral analysis, and detection generation. - Develop pipeline features from initial design through testing, false-positive review, deployment, and maintenance. - Create and deploy detection rules across security engines, checking that they meet research and protection goals. - Improve reliability, scalability, and performance for systems processing large volumes of threat data and samples. - Add logging, instrumentation, and dashboards to track pipeline health, throughput, and detection effectiveness.

Requirements

- Zero to two or more years of Python or backend development experience; recent graduates in a relevant field are encouraged to apply. - Solid understanding of Linux or Windows fundamentals and internals. - Foundational knowledge of cybersecurity, malware behavior, vulnerabilities, and threat analysis. - Familiarity with detection approaches or rule formats such as YARA, Sigma, Snort, or behavioral signatures. - Strong development and debugging skills in Python or Go.

Nice to have

- Coursework, projects, or competition experience involving static or dynamic malware analysis, sandboxes, or reverse engineering tools.