Cyber Threat Investigator

Mertens – MalamTeam is hiring a Senior Cyber Researcher

Large government organization | Central Israel

Role Overview:

Lead advanced cybersecurity investigations focused on cloud environments and emerging cyber threats. The role includes conducting intelligence-driven research, identifying attack patterns and supporting national-level cyber defense initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct advanced cyber investigations in cloud environments
• Research sophisticated cyberattacks across multiple cloud platforms
• Identify indicators and patterns to support investigation processes and attack chain analysis
• Provide technological intelligence insights for cyber investigation teams
• Develop detection capabilities for identifying threats in cloud environments
• Produce research reports on cloud-based cyber threats to support national cyber alerts
• Collaborate with internal teams and external organizations to strengthen cyber defense capabilities

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in advanced cyber research or cybersecurity development, with a focus on cloud investigations
• Hands-on expertise in at least two domains such as malware research, vulnerability research, forensics, reverse engineering, communication protocols, penetration testing, research tool development or Big Data
• Research experience in at least two areas such as network threats, cyber intelligence, attack infrastructures, incident response, component monitoring or intelligence analysis
• Advanced knowledge of operating systems, communication protocols, information security and networking
• Ability to work independently with strong analytical and systemic thinking
• Experience writing research reports and IOC documentation – advantage
• Experience collaborating with public and private sector organizations – advantage