Senior Threat Researcher - Behavioural

About Us

Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions that defeat cyberattacks, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security technologies. As one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity providers, Sophos defends more than 600,000 organizations and more than 100 million users worldwide from active adversaries, ransomware, phishing, malware, and more. Sophos provides cybersecurity-as-a-service to organizations needing fully managed security solutions. Customers can also manage their cybersecurity directly with Sophos’ security operations platform or use a hybrid approach by supplementing their in-house teams with Sophos’ services. More information is available at .

Role Summary

We have a fantastic opportunity here at Sophos Labs for a Threat Researcher role to join our global team of Behavioural Protection engineers, to hunt, research, and add real-time protection for suspicious activity across our customer environments. You will be responsible for writing behavioural protection rules that are able to block malicious activities across all types of TTP. Above all – you enjoy thinking creatively; combining your deep technical knowledge, your tenacity for innovation, and your can-do attitude to solve complex problems on a daily basis.

What You Will Do

• Conduct in-depth behavioural analysis of Windows threats
• Develop Behavioural rules for various threat behaviours including hands-on keyboard attack, malware payloads, initial attack vectors and Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)
• Produce quality threat analysis reports for both internal and external audiences
• Collaborate with other cross-functional teams to improve behavioural protection capability based on the threat analysis
• Guide and train junior team members in assisting malware analysis and peer code review
• Assist in the development of tools wherever necessary to improve day-to-day tasks

What You Will Bring

• Strong knowledge of Windows Internals including Memory management, Processes, Threads.
• Proficiency in both static and dynamic analysis of threats, using tools such as IDAPro, WinDbg
• Demonstrated programming experience. Preferred: Python, Lua.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to demonstrate complex technical problems to peer researchers as well as to product engineering teams
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think strategically and creatively
• Bachelor’s degree in computer software (Computer Security preferable) or equivalent experience

Ready to Join Us?

At Sophos, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. We encourage you to apply.

What’s Great About Sophos?

• Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees.
• Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy.
• Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities.
• Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint.
• Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp.
• Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge.
• Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing.

Our Commitment To You

We’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity.

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