Threat Operations Analyst page is loaded Threat Operations Analyst Apply locations Cordoba, Argentina posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id R9698 It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!
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We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. POSITION IS FULLY REMOTE ANYWHERE IN ARGENTINA The Role We are looking for a highly intelligent, driven person to join a dynamic group of people who are passionate about saving the world from the growing threat of e-mail borne threats: phishing, malware , BEC and spam. We are competing against a very active, creative, and motivated adversary who was credited as sending over 40 trillion spam messages last year alone! If you are interested in helping us achieve our goal and rid the world of phishing, malware and spam, we definitely would like to speak with you. We offer a challenging environment that fosters creativity and rewards excellence.
Your day to day Member of a creative, enthusiastic, and geographically distributed team (in a 24/7/365 "follow the sun" model) that is responsible for identifying, parameterizing, and responding quickly to spam attacks levied against some of the world's largest organizations.
Analyze email messages reported by customers as well as work on large data sets in order to determine correct classification (spam, phishing, malware, BEC (Advanced Email Fraud), bulk, ham).
Perform deep analyses of spam message headers & structures to identify novel spam features, and design various rules/signatures (some might be regular-expression (regex) based ) to detect those features and block email borne threats
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present and explain your findings to the customers in writing using a ticketing system
Be available in a rotating on-call basis to respond to develop signatures, that detect and block an emerging or an ongoing threat(s) reported by customers
Provide responses and explanations to customers in a positive, professional manner if needed
Help us define the landscape, prevalence, and evolution of messaging abuse, threats, and attacks by participating in future requirements definition discussions of our products.
What you bring to the team Knowledge of different types of email borne attack vectors, tools, tactics and technical data.
In-depth knowledge of email borne threats: phishing, malware, spam. Ability to find and research suspicious patterns in URLs, domains, in conjunction with overall email structure (email headers and email context) or any relevant Cybersecurity experience
General familiarity with how mail delivery works, knowledge of email security standards and protocols, such as SPF, DKIM, and DMARC, would be beneficial.
Experience with data analysis, familiarity with cybersecurity best practices
Familiarity with Unix environments and comfort with a range of Unix command line tools
for manipulating and extracting content from text files is a must have
Hands-on experience with Regular Expressions
Familiarity and/or experience with LUA based detection signatures is a plus
Familiarity and/or experience with ClamAV based detection signatures is a plus
Ability to create signature rules based on observed suspicious patterns with experience of 3-4 or more years in the field.
Hands-on experience with Python or a different programming language is a plus
General curiosity about the headers and structure of email messages
Willingness to play an important technical role
Demonstrated analytical and creative problem-solving abilities.
Ability to work independently yet fully integrate with worldwide, remote teams.
Can-do attitude with a focus on problem solving, product quality, and a strong desire to get the job done.
Requirements/Education and/or Equivalent Experience (including technical and non-technical capabilities)
BSCS or equivalent, or equivalent technical experience.
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