Detection Researcher/Security Engineer (iOS Focused)
Core
Research and develop mobile threat detection algorithms and forensics analysis for iOS devices to identify compromised systems.
Role type
Senior IC security researcher (iOS forensics & detection)
Builds
Real-time on-device protection for mobile applications and devices
Domain
Mobile security / iOS forensics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
iOS operating system internals, reverse engineering, data analysis for forensics, C, Python, Objective-C, Swift, offensive and defensive security mindset
Preferred skills
Proprietary protocol reverse engineering, jailbreak methods, iOS exploit analysis
Technologies
IDA Pro, Ghidra, Hopper, XPC, mach messages, IOKit
Responsibilities
Design and implement detection techniques based on runtime and offline forensics data; Lead brainstorming sessions for novel detection ideas; Analyze iOS internals to improve detection capabilities; Develop internal tooling for analysis and triage; Review customer forensic data and produce technical reports; Publish technical blog posts on security risks
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC