Senior Threat Behavior Researcher (UK)

Sophos
United Kingdom
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Research & Scientific (R&D)Education: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Analytical thinking","Problem-solving","Team collaboration","Creativity"]

Senior threat researcher role focused on Windows threat behavior analysis, developing behavioral protection rules, and contributing to cross-functional threat intelligence and remediation efforts within a remote-first cybersecurity team.

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Sophos
Sophos
5 months ago

Senior Threat Behavior Researcher (UK)

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Job Summary

Senior threat researcher role focused on Windows threat behavior analysis, developing behavioral protection rules, and contributing to cross-functional threat intelligence and remediation efforts within a remote-first cybersecurity team.
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Conduct in-depth behavioral analysis of Windows threats.
  • •Develop behavioral rules for threat behaviors including hands-on keyboard attacks, malware payloads, initial attack vectors and APTs.
  • •Produce quality threat analysis reports for internal and external audiences.
  • •Assist in sandbox improvements by analyzing malware that hinders sandbox environments and deploying anti-analysis techniques.
  • •Develop cleanup rules to remove artifacts and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve behavioral protection capabilities.

Key Requirements

  • •Strong knowledge of Windows Internals including memory management, processes, and threads.
  • •Proficiency in static and dynamic threat analysis using tools such as IDAPro and WinDbg.
  • •Demonstrated programming experience; preferred Python and Lua.
  • •Bachelor’s degree in computer software (Computer Security preferable) or equivalent experience.
  • •Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical problems to peers and product engineering teams.
Experience:CybersecurityThreat researchThreat analysis
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Security
Skills:CommunicationAnalytical thinkingProblem-solvingTeam collaborationCreativity
Tech Stack:IDA ProWinDbgPythonLuaWindows Internals

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Sophos
Provides enterprise cybersecurity software and services including endpoint protection, network security, cloud security, encryption, and managed threat response to protect organizations from advanced threats and ransomware.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 500M to 1B
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Private Equity Backed
Headquarters: Abingdon, United Kingdom
Founded: 1985
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