[Van-pm] Job Posting: Threat Researcher at Sophos

Chris Simmons simmons.chris at gmail.com
Thu Feb 26 09:19:57 PST 2009


Hi all, Sophos is hiring a threat researcher. This is the type of job where
you get your hands dirty playing with live viruses, reverse engineering
them, and figuring out how to detect them. Respond to me personally if
you're interested.

-chris

Threat Researcher

SophosLabs is recruiting for a Threat Researcher to work closely with our
global team of highly specialized security experts. As a Threat Researcher
you will be part of the front line responsible for helping to protect
millions of users worldwide from computer security threats like malware,
spam and phishing.  The successful candidate will be providing analysis and
detection of the latest threats and helping to create the next generation of
SophosLabs research tools.  The ideal candidate possesses an interest in
threat detection and for paying attention to detail.

This position is based at our Canadian office in Vancouver, British
Columbia.

Responsibilities

•    Analysis of viruses, spam campaigns and other threats
•    Reverse engineering of files to find out their functionality and risks
to customers
•    Writing identities for threats with enough detail to be added into the
Sophos’s security products for immediate provision to customers.
•    Writing threat descriptions for publication on the Sophos website and
threat research whitepapers.
•    Build detection data files, run automated tests and submit to company
publishing systems for customer use
•    Triage LabRequests submitted by other departments and respond to task
or escalate more complex issues to senior team members.
•    Answering customer queries routed via Technical Support and internal
queries from all departments.
•    Identify opportunities to write Blogs for submittal on the Sophos
website to raise customer awareness.
•    Shift and weekend working may be required.

Experience and Skills

Essential:
•    Embedded software development experience.
•    Experience with a wide array of Internet technologies and protocols
(HTML, JavaScript, SMTP, DNS).
•    Experience with Unix/Linux and Microsoft Windows
•    Proven problem solving skills with an inquisitive nature

Desirable:
•    Experience of Assembler (8086) is a plus
•    SQL, Perl
•    Experience of a broad range of operating systems and file formats
•    Must have an analytical and methodical approach to your workflow
•    Ability to prioritize and organize assigned tasks.
•    Bachelors degree in Computer Software (or equivalent)
•    Malware and Computer security experience is a plus
•    Experience of reverse engineering desired but not essential.
•    Interest in Threat Detection
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