Senior Threat Researcher

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Research and Develop algorithms and rules to automate the validation and investigation of cyber threats
• Investigate/Research on cyber threat behaviours to produce efficient and effective algorithms and rules
• Research on innovative threat detection methods to identify and detect emerging cyber threats
• Research and Develop a modular data pipeline to automate and streamline threat analysis and hunting operations by enriching with additional contextual information, prioritising cyber threats and producing actionable threat intelligence
• Research and Develop innovative engine to provide threat insights including correlating cyber threats and attributing cyber threats to threat actors and malware
• Work on large volume of raw, unstructured and structured data from the network and endpoint
• Discover emerging threats while performing the duties above
• Deliver detailed documentation and ensure quality throughout project lifecycle
• Develop test cases and perform threat simulation to validate the data pipeline and engine
• Conduct and/or manage joint research initiatives with industry partners and Institutes of Higher Learning

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science/Information Systems/Computer Engineering or equivalent
• At least 5 years of relevant experiences in cyber threat analysis, threat intelligence and/or threat hunting
• Familiar with attack vectors, attacker techniques and the Cyber Kill Chain
• Strong foundation in networking fundamentals, with a deep understanding of TCP/ IP and other core networking protocols
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to put together disparate information to form a coherent picture
• Knowledge of programming and scripting languages such as Python, PySpark
• Ability to document and present technical details/findings clearly and concisely