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Sr Security Engineer, Perimeter Threat Research Team

Seattle, Washington, United States💼 Full-time💰 $178,400–$226,700🗓 2026-02-20 → 2026-09-26

Core

Research and disrupt threats by analyzing malware, hunting adversarial activity, and mitigating DDoS/botnet attacks to protect AWS cloud infrastructure.

Role type

Senior IC security engineer (threat research & reverse engineering)

Builds

Threat data gathering systems, custom detection rules, and actionable threat intelligence for AWS Shield, WAF, and Network Firewall

Domain

Cloud security, malware analysis, network defense

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

malware reverse engineering, static and dynamic analysis, web application security, threat hunting, DDoS mitigation, botnet research, traffic analysis, SIEM rule crafting

Preferred skills

MITRE ATT&CK frameworks, STIX/TAXII standards, scripting (Python/Ruby/Perl), firewall management, full application stack management

Technologies

IDA Pro, Ghidra, x64dbg, Burp Suite, Wireshark, Zeek, NetFlow

Responsibilities

Analyze and deconstruct malicious software using industry-standard tools; identify and mitigate web vulnerabilities like SQL injection and XSS; proactively detect adversarial activity using behavioral analytics; analyze botnet infrastructure and command-and-control protocols; craft custom detection rules for SIEM platforms; mentor engineers and influence technical designs

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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