Security Researcher

Responsibilities:

• Monitor, analyze and understand malware trends at local, regional and global level
• Content creation: Analyze and describe ongoing APT and Crimeware campaigns worldwide
• Enhance the Threat Intelligence products developed by Kaspersky
• Present about IT security to wide audiences (cybersecurity community, customers, journalists, etc...)
• Give interviews about various cybersecurity trends and topics
• Suggest ideas to be implemented in company's products
• Prototype development: imagine and develop prototypes or new technologies
• Take an active part in the formation of requirements for the internal infrastructure of Kaspersky
• Participate in the development of the unit's recommended practices and standards, assume responsibility for accomplishing group goals
• Ensure a proper level of information security, including any devices that are used to work with company's infrastructure

Requirements:

• Ability to analyze and understand malicious code (Windows PE, .Net, OLE2, JS, VBS, HTML, PDF, SWF, ELF)
• Good knowledge of Intel x86 assembler
• Ability to use IDA or Ghidra for reverse engineering
• Good knowledge of WinAPI
• Basic knowledge of Linux API / kernel / POSIX
• Excellent knowledge of Windows PE file format
• Good experience in using at least one of following programming languages: C/C++/C#/Java/Python/Go/Rust
• Knowledge of the operating principles of TCP/IP sockets
• Knowledge of the line of Kaspersky Lab products is a plus
• Good written and spoken technical English
• Technical article writing skills
• Understanding of modern Threat Landscape as well as Threat Intelligence industry