Senior Security Research Engineer, SONAR
Core
Reverse engineer novel malware and adversary tradecraft to build protections and detection tooling for Elastic Security customers.
Role type
Senior Security Research Engineer (Malware Analysis & Threat Intelligence)
Builds
Malware reverse engineering tooling, detection signatures, and automated analysis workflows
Domain
Cybersecurity, Malware Analysis, Threat Intelligence
Required skills
Malware reverse engineering (static/dynamic), Python development, C/C++ reading, YARA authorship, Windows/Linux internals, Network protocols (HTTP/TLS), Applied cryptography
Preferred skills
Vulnerability research, CTF participation, Open-source security tool maintenance, Conference speaking, Behavioral detection engineering, Machine learning for malware classification
Technologies
Python, C, C++, Rust, Go, NodeJS, YARA, Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana)
Responsibilities
Reverse engineer obfuscated/packed malware samples across Windows, macOS, and Linux; Operate global data systems to identify and mitigate threats; Author detection signatures and build automation workflows; Publish research and tools to public repositories; Mentor junior researchers and lead technical investigations
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities