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Cloud Security Researcher

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Hiring Remotely in United States
Senior level
Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
Senior level
Research cloud and SaaS security vulnerabilities, develop proof-of-concepts, threat detections, and analytical algorithms, and hunt threat actors and insider threats. Analyze behavioral activity and large datasets, optimize detection algorithms, advise customers on hardening environments, collaborate with R&D teams, and publish cybersecurity research and threat insights.
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Cloud security researcher

 
Summary:

Data has never been more valuable and vulnerable. As cybercriminals become more sophisticated and regulations become stricter, organizations struggle to answer one key question: “Is my data safe?”

 
At Varonis, we see the world of cybersecurity differently. Instead of chasing threats, we believe that the most practical approach is to protect data from the inside out. We’ve building the industry’s first fully autonomous data security platform to help our customers dramatically reduce risk with minimal human effort.

  
At Varonis, we move fast. We’re an ultra-collaborative company with brilliant people who care deeply about the details. Together, we’re solving interesting and complex puzzles to keep the world’s data safe.

Responsibilities   

  • Research for new security issues/vulnerabilities in Cloud Environments & SaaS Applications 
  • Write proof-of-concept, threat detections, and analytical algorithms 
  • Analyze logs and behavioral of user activities on Cloud Environments & SaaS Applications 
  • Hunt threat actors & insider threats 
  • Collaboration with R&D groups within the company to implement your latest research  
  • Evaluate and recommend steps to harden customer's Cloud Environments & SaaS Applications   
  • Optimizing existing algorithms to reduce false positives and increase the value of our products 
  • Writing cyber security oriented blogs and publications 
  • Follow and Evaluate new security threats, attack vectors, and technologies 

  

Requirements 

  • Cybersecurity professional with a minimum of 8 years experience as on-prem/cloud security researcher
  • Knowledge and experience researching IaaS platforms like AWS, Azure or GCP
  • Vulnerability Research or proven bug bounty experience (advantage)
  • Experience with identifying and analyzing trends or patterns related to security incidents and abnormal behaviors 
  • In-depth understanding of an organization’s security, risks, and potential attack vectors in all the organization’s perimeters 
  • Understanding security issues, attack vectors, and related security trends 
  • 2 years of Hands-on experience in programming and scripting (C++/Python) 
  • Passion for conducting Value-to-customers-driven research 
  • Must possess strong verbal & written communication skills in English (do we need this?) 
  • Problem-solving skills in an effective and creative way while maintaining a prominent level of flexibility 
  • Experience with data analysis of large data sets (advantage)

We invite you to check out our Instagram Page to gain further insight into the Varonis culture!

@VaronisLife 

 

Varonis is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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