ExtraHop · 3 days ago

Security Engineer III - Threat Research

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$136K/yr - $180K/yr

3+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Reproduce and analyze network-based cyber attacks, including vulnerability exploitation and lateral movement.

Communicate in writing research findings and collaborate in writing detectors to detect cyber attacks.

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Network securityNetworking basicsOSI modelProtocolsIPTCPUDPHTTPPenetration testingRed teamingCapture the flagVulnerability exploitationWiresharkTSharkPythonScripting languagesCommunicationThreat ResearcherPenetration TesterDetection EngineeringVulnerability ResearcherMITRE ATT&CK FrameworkVMContainer technologiesWindows protocolsReconnaissanceLateral movement techniquesR&D Employees-person events

Required

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in cyber security, computer science, engineering, or network forensics.

Strong understanding of network security and networking basics, including the OSI model and excellent working knowledge of the key protocols from Layer 2 through Layer 7, including IP, TCP, UDP, and HTTP.

Experience in penetration testing, red teaming, or capture the flag competitions that include hands-on execution of attacks and vulnerability exploitation.

Good communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate in writing technical details about attacks.

Strong working experience in using Wireshark, TShark, or other network analysis tools.

Strong working experience with Python or equivalent scripting languages.