Senior Cybersecurity Researcher (Linux/UNIX, macOS) (w/m/d)

Acronis is dedicated not just to cyber protection but to the general protection of its potential and current employees, interviews are being held virtually during the current global COVID-19 situation.

Acronis is a world leader in cyber protection—empowering people by providing them with cutting-edge technology that enables them to monitor, control, and protect the data that their businesses and lives depend on. We are in an exciting phase of rapid-growth and expansion and looking for a Senior Cybersecurity Researcher (Linux/UNIX, macOS) who is ready to join us in creating a #CyberFit future and protecting the digital world!

As a Senior Cybersecurity Researcher (Linux/UNIX, macOS) at the global Cyber Protection Operations team, you will be fighting against modern web cyber attacks by comprehensive analysis of latest threats and creating security definition for Acronis products. As an expert in cyber threats you will participate in research, design and development of new cyber protection technologies.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Perform research in some of the following areas:
• vulnerability and configuration assessment
• patch management
• behaviour analysis of suspicious activity detection
• prevention and detection of attacks that utilize malware/hacktools and targeting Linux/UNIX or macOS systems

• Conduct online research of latest cyber threats and ensure it can be prevented/detected with existing technologies. Share research results in blogposts and articles.
• Analyse suspicious scripts, traffic, websites and their contents both found "in the wild" or retrieved from customers, adding latest threat detections or fixing false alarms
• Design, develop and monitor automation scripts and pipelines to minimize manual efforts required from analysts/researchers
• Advise colleagues and customers about real-world attacks and the corresponding detection / prevention countermeasures

WHAT YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

• 3+ years of relevant experience
• Deep knowledge of security concepts and principles for at least 2 operating systems: Linux, MacOS, other UNIXes - file system permissions, privilege separation, firewalls, logging, another built-in security mechanisms
• Decent understanding of common cyber attack techniques and methods; network protocols; vulnerability and configuration assessment
• Good interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Upper-intermediate English

DESIRED

• Technical security certifications like OSCP (the best choice) or CEH or proven experience in security assessments
• Background in software development (security domain as the best option) or routine security task automation
• Practical skills in security scanners, vulnerability & configuration assessment tools, SIEMs, WAFs, traffic analysis software
• Skills in programming languages enough for fast PoC creation (Python, shell, etc.)
• Practice in reverse engineering and corresponding methods, techniques and tools
• Experience with virtualization, containerization and cloud technologies

WHO WE ARE

Acronis is revolutionizing cyber protection by integrating backup, disaster recovery, storage, next-generation anti-malware, and protection management into one solution.  This all-in-one integration removes the complexity and risks associated with non-integrated solutions and offers easy, complete and reliable data protection for all workloads, applications, and systems across any environment—physical, virtual, cloud, and mobile—all at a low cost.

Founded in Singapore in 2003 and incorporated in Switzerland in 2008, Acronis is truly a global organization with more than 1,900 employees in 33 locations in 18 countries. Its solutions are trusted by more than 5.5 million consumers and 500,000 businesses, including 100% of the Fortune 1000 companies. Acronis products are available through 50,000 partners and service providers in over 150 countries in more than 30 languages. Acronis is in an exciting phase of growth and expansion, recently receiving a $250 million investment from CVC Capital Partners, bringing the total valuation to more than $2.5 billion.

Acronis is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

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