[Remote] Threat Intelligence Researcher (Cloud)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Wiz is a fast-growing startup reinventing cloud security and empowering businesses to thrive in the cloud. They are seeking a Threat Intelligence Researcher (Cloud) to track, analyze, and report on advanced threats targeting cloud environments.


Responsibilities

  • Identify, analyze, and track advanced state-backed and financially motivated attackers that target cloud ecosystems
  • Hunt through a wide range of data sources to identify malicious campaigns targeting Wiz customers
  • Leverage open and closed-data to track the infrastructure and malware used by advanced actors
  • Investigate and attribute incidents, campaigns, and threat actors to understand more about the attackers and what motivates them
  • Communicate novel findings to multiple audiences, including customers and the public

Skills

  • 5+ years of experience in security or threat research, with a proven track record of tracking sophisticated threat actors
  • Ability to find novel and durable ways of identifying and tracking threat actors across multiple data sets
  • Experience working with large-scale telemetry, especially infrastructure hunting and by pivoting through query languages and scripting
  • Familiarity with malware analysis and using YARA to hunt for malware
  • Willingness to take on multiple roles to build out actor tracking
  • Knowledge of the major cloud and identity providers (AWS, GCP, Azure), Kubernetes, and modern cloud-native architectures
  • Experience building tools to exploit data sources in a repeatable and scalable manner
  • Track record of public communication of novel and newsworthy findings
  • Background in incident response, threat intelligence, or threat hunting

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Home Office Setup reimbursement
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Monthly Connectivity reimbursement
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Short- and Long-term Disability Insurance
  • Life & Accident Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (with employer match)
  • Flexible paid time off + 11 paid holidays
  • Paid leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical and bereavement leave

Company Overview

  • Wiz is a cloud security platform that facilitates collaboration between security, dev, and DevOps teams. It was founded in 2020, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://www.wiz.io.

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