Senior Security Research Engineer

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Requirements:

• 5+ years experience in a Senior or Principal role within cybersecurity research.
• 6-8 years of professional experience as a Python developer.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Math, Science, Engineering, or Business fields.
• Working knowledge of the criminal underground and access to data traded across clearnet, deep, and dark web.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong critical thinking and collaborative problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Highly self-directed, empathetic, curious, and flexible.
• Self-motivated with adaptability to changing business needs.

Responsibilities:

• Work directly with teams to support the targeting and collection of recaptured underground data.
• Build pipelines to acquire data from various sources and submit into SpyCloud recaptured data workflow.
• Serve as subject matter expert on Security Research Engineering and the data acquisition process.
• Document activities to support the data analysis process.
• Continuously improve the recaptured data workflow and ETL pipelines.
• Communicate effectively within SpyCloud Labs team and with business leaders.
• Provide periodic updates on research and data collection efforts.
• Participate in security research involving threat actors, malware, and other critical topics.
• Mentor junior security researchers and engineers, including code review and professional development guidance.