Elastic · 5 days ago
Senior Security Research Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$111K/yr - $176K/yr
6+ years expElastic is the Search AI Company that enables organizations to harness their data effectively. They are seeking a Senior Security Research Engineer to research emerging attacker techniques, develop detection features, and collaborate with a diverse team to enhance security solutions.
AnalyticsCloud ComputingOpen SourceSaaSSearch EngineSoftware
Responsibilities
Research emerging attacker techniques and develop innovative, effective, and resilient detection features
Integrate extended eventing and visibility capabilities into our endpoint codebase
Improve efficacy of our detection features by rapidly responding to emerging threats
Implement endpoint code in collaboration with peers in multiple countries and time zones
Review telemetry data and establish mitigation strategies to limit potential false positives and performance impact
Present research material at security conferences and publish technical content on the Elastic Security Labs
Qualification
Required
6+ years of professional experience analyzing attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and developing detection methods for security threats
6+ years of strong development experience in C, C++, and Python
experience in reverse engineering and malware analysis
Subject matter expertise in Windows internals, security features, and system architecture
Collaborative mentality with a strong disposition to learn new skills and technologies
Motivation to succeed in a distributed, fast-paced, and autonomous work environment
Benefits
Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
Generous number of vacation days each year
Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
Company
Elastic
Elastic builds software to make data usable in real time and at scale for search, logging, security, and analytics use cases.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$162MKey Investors
New Enterprise AssociatesIndex VenturesBenchmark
2018-10-04IPO
2018-05-03Secondary Market
2016-07-01Series D· $58M
Leadership Team
Ashutosh Kulkarni
CEO
Shay Banon
Chief Technology Officer
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