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14 Mar 2015

Full-Time - Staff Threat Research Engineer

Trend Micro Inc – Posted by Trend Micro Inc Anywhere

Job Description

Threat Research Engineer

Responsibilities:

· Responsible for providing technical leadership focused on information security architecture.

· Evaluate and analyze suspect malicious code through the utilization of forensic tools, dissemblers, debuggers, hex editors, un-packers, virtual machines, and network sniffers.

· Research on trends in various technologies used in the area of malicious content, vulnerability assessment, exploitation tactics and penetration testing.

· Analyze event logs/system logs from Windows Operating Systems, Unix/Linux Operating Systems, Cisco PIX/Switches/ Routers, Wireshark/Ethereal network captures and define log correlation rules to identify malicious activities.

· Design policies that intercept threats and other network attacks.

· Develop procedures to investigate threat incidents for the entire computer network.

· Perform forensic investigations as necessary.

· Create technical reports that includes details of the threats, identification parameters, advanced capabilities, and mitigation strategies.

Requirements:

· Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor’s/College Degree in Engineering (Computer/Telecommunication), Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent.

· At least 3 years minimum experience in systems and server administrations in a large multi-platform setup (Windows, Unix-based).

· Applied knowledge in Internet tools and services (dns, dhcp, telnet, ftp, http, ssh, ssl, smtp, sql, apache, and iis).

· Applied knowledge in automation tools and scripting (vbscript, javascript, php, perl, python, ruby)

Preferred Skills/Experience

· Experience and knowledge on OS Hardening is an advantage.

· Familiarity with network architecture and security infrastructure placement.

· Knowledge and experience with intrusion detection systems (e.g. snort) and tools (e.g., tcpdump, Wireshark), plus log and packet analysis are good to have.

· Network-related certifications is a PLUS.

How to Apply

Please apply online

Job Categories: Engineering, Information Technology, and Various Professions-Others. Job Types: Full-Time - Staff. Job Tags: Threat Research Engineer. Salaries: Confidential.

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