Threat Intelligence Researcher – Cloud
Wiz
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Cloud
About the role
- Identify, analyze, and track advanced state-backed and financially motivated attackers that target cloud ecosystems.
- Hunt through a wide range of data sources to identify malicious campaigns targeting Wiz customers.
- Leverage open and closed-data to track the infrastructure and malware used by advanced actors.
- Investigate and attribute incidents, campaigns, and threat actors to understand more about the attackers and what motivates them.
- Communicate novel findings to multiple audiences, including customers and the public.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in security or threat research, with a proven track record of tracking sophisticated threat actors.
- Ability to find novel and durable ways of identifying and tracking threat actors across multiple data sets.
- Experience working with large-scale telemetry, especially infrastructure hunting and by pivoting through query languages and scripting.
- Familiarity with malware analysis and using YARA to hunt for malware.
- Willingness to take on multiple roles to build out actor tracking.
Benefits
- Applicants must have the legal right to work in the country where the position is based, without the need for visa sponsorship.
- Wiz is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
threat researchmalware analysisinfrastructure huntingquery languagesscriptingYARAdata analysisincident investigationattributiondata tracking
Soft skills
communicationanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingadaptabilitycollaborationattention to detailcreativitycritical thinkingmulti-taskingaudience engagement