Threat Researcher

Check Point Research (CPR) is looking for a Threat Researcher to join its Threat Intelligence Analysis (TIA) team. The team is responsible of discovering, analyzing and tracking advanced threat actors and campaigns, with a strong focus on high-end cybercrime and nation-state activities. You will join a team of motivated, independent and highly technical individuals to contribute the effort to protect Check Point customers and empower the Check Point brand.

Your Impact & Responsibilities

• Identify, understand and monitor advanced campaigns using publicly available sources as well as internal data.
• Analyze malware and other hacking tools utilized by threat actors in active campaigns and intrusions.
• Create technical research content for external publications and private intelligence reports.
• Help creating protections and detections based on deep understanding of advanced threat actors’ Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTPs).
• Collaborate with other security teams to assist in threat intelligence and research tasks.

Your Knowledge & Skills

• 3+ years of experience as a Threat Researcher/Incident Responder/Malware Analyst/Detection Engineer or other similar roles.
• Practical experience in tracking state-sponsored or advanced financially motivated actors – including malware, infrastructure and TTPs.
• Profound knowledge and understanding of malware and common attacking techniques.
• Hands-on experience in automating and optimizing hunting and enrichment processes using code (preferably Python).
• Familiarity with query languages and data exploration tools.
• Ability to translate technical findings into actionable detection and prevention signatures.
• Experience in writing technical blog posts and technical analysis reports.
• Experience in public speaking and presentation of research in cyber security conferences.
• Fluent English verbal and written.