Jr Security Researcher

Jr Security Researcher

Location : UK or Austria

SpyCloud is looking for a self-driven Jr Security Researcher to come on board and participate in our research initiatives that drive our tailored intelligence collection. You will work closely with teams across the organization to build applications and processes that enable data collection at scale. 

What You’ll Do:

• Perform data collection and analysis
• Consult on the state and capabilities of technically advanced criminal communities.
• Engage in intelligence activities that include coding, threat campaign assessment, data collection and analysis in support of job duties
• Develop and maintain tools and platforms to automate data collection processes
• Work on developing and maintaining code on projects

What You Bring:

• 1+ years of experience in software development
• Some knowledge and understanding of HUMINT.
• Understanding of social engineering.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Python and web frameworks (e.g., Flask, Django)
• Familiarity with software version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Familiarity with Docker
• Proficiency in building microservice based data sources to support data collection.
• Ability to solve problems with common industry cloud solutions and tools.
• Demonstrated aptitude in task automation.
• Fundamental knowledge of network and web related protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, REST)
• Diverse range of security experience at the enterprise level (information, application, network, research)
• Strong Linux fundamentals and ability to analyze data with security tool sets.
• Familiarity with operational security and secure coding
• Some knowledge of the “underground” scene and the motivations of threat actors.