Full-Time Principal Threat Researcher

Your CareerAs a member of the Unit 42 National Security Team (NATSEC), you'll collaborate with a global team of researchers, reverse engineers, and threat intelligence analysts.

You'll be embedded in a customer environment, tracking advanced persistent threats to support sensitive customer intelligence requirements.

Your Impact

• Provide timely and actionable intelligence to support customer needs.
• Leverage global datasets (netflow, malware, passive DNS, etc.) to track malicious actors and their campaigns.
• Collaborate on analyzing and developing coverage for emerging threats.
• Develop strategic threat assessments.
• Communicate with product engineering teams to enhance detection efficacy.

Your Experience

• Required: Australian Top Secret Clearance (TS/PV) preferred
• Experience with government agencies
• Strong knowledge of nation-state threat actors, including their tactics, techniques, procedures, tooling, and notable attacks. Chinese threat actor experience a plus.
• Understanding of nation-state access operations and obfuscation techniques
• BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering or 5+ years of experience as a cleared cyber threat intelligence analyst
• Working knowledge of BigQuery
• Proficiency in Python, C, and/or C++
• Experience with static and dynamic malware analysis and common industry tools
• Familiarity with common threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), including the MITRE ATT&CK Matrix
• Experience leveraging netflow, passive DNS, IP registration, malware telemetry, and other datasets for threat assessments.
• Experience with information security teams (fusion centers, SOCs, vulnerability management, security incident management, threat hunting, data analytics)
• Strong time management skills, ability to work under tight deadlines and multiple assignments
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to create and deliver presentations in various environments (conferences, customer briefings)
• Strong English fluency, other languages a plus

The Team

Unit 42 combines threat researchers and security consultants to create an intelligence-driven, response-ready organization.

Our Commitment

We value diverse teams and encourage innovation.

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