Threat Researcher - Intrusion Prevention

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Threat Researcher:

SonicWall delivers Boundless Cybersecurity for the hyper-distributed era in a work reality where everyone is remote, mobile and unsecure. SonicWall safeguards organizations mobilizing for their new business normal with seamless protection that stops the most evasive cyberattacks across boundless exposure points and increasingly remote, mobile and cloud-enabled workforces. By knowing the unknown, providing real-time visibility and enabling breakthrough economics, SonicWall closes the cybersecurity business gap for enterprises, governments and SMBs worldwide. For more information, visit www.sonicwall.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

Ready to do your part in the cyber arms race? SonicWall offers fun, high-energy work environments at the leading edge of technology, networking and cybersecurity. Whether you’re in sales, marketing, engineering, product management, technical support or finance, you’ll have real opportunities to help protect more than 500,000 organizations across the globe. If you’re ready for a career that can impact change — and not just another job — join one of committed and enthusiastic SonicWall teams in offices around the world.

Responsibilities
• Design, develop and test proprietary software using a range of applicable technologies, including programming languages, compilers, assemblers, debuggers, and reverse-engineering for products used in local, networked or Internet-related computer programs.
• Develop Intrusion Prevention signatures based on threat analysis using signature description language.
• Troubleshoot and test (including automation) IPS and Gateway AV engines on firmware. Research new ways to improve Deep Packet Inspection engine.
• Set up analysis environment for specific threats affecting Windows, Mac OSX, and Mobile OS platforms in a lab environment.
• Reverse engineer and analyze new vulnerabilities and threats.
• Develop tools to automate IPS and malware analysis tasks, simulation software and administer lab environment to replicate attacks.
• Build new technology to detect and prevent zero day attacks

Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, or MS in Computer Science or related field.
• Five (5) or more years of post-baccalaureate and progressive experience in job offered or as a Senior Threat Researcher.
• Understanding of application level protocols, such as HTTP, FTP, SMTP, etc…
• Ability to analyze network traffic via packet captures
• Professional experience should include the following: Vulnerability research, Reverse engineering, Signature development, Virtual environment setup, IDA Pro, WireShark
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SonicWall provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

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