Security Researcher @ Mcafee

Role Overview: We are looking for a confident Security Engineer/Researcher position with experience in IT-Security for our Core Research labs in India. McAfee believes that no one person, product, or organization can fight cybercrime alone. Its why we rebuilt McAfee around the idea of working together. Life at McAfee is full of possibility. You ll have the freedom to explore challenges, take smart risks, and reach your potential in one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. You ll be part of a team that supports and inspires you. This is a hybrid position based in Bangalore. You must be within a commutable distance from the location. You will be required to be onsite on an as-needed basis; when not working onsite, you will work remotely from your home location

• Understand threat telemetry trends and identify patterns to reduce time to detect.
• Develop automation to harvest malware threat intelligence from various sources such as product telemetry, OSINT, Dark Web monitoring, spam monitoring, etc.
• Develop early identification and alert systems for threats based on various online platforms and product telemetry.
• Utilize various data mining tools that analyze data inline based on intelligence inputs.
• Analyze malware communication and techniques to find Indicators of Compromise (IOC) or Indicators of Attack (IOA).
• Authoring descriptions for malware either via McAfee Virus Information Library, Threat Advisories, Whitepapers, or Blogs.

• You should have 7+ years of experience as a security/threat/malware analyst.
• Programming Skills Knowledge of programming languages like Python and its packages like NumPy, Matplotlib, and Seaborn is desirable. Data source accesses like Spark and SQL are desirable.
• Machine Learning knowledge is added advantage.
• Familiarity with UI & dashboard tools like Jupyter and Databricks is an added advantage.
• Excellent Communication Skills It is incredibly important to describe findings to a technical and non-technical audience.

Company Overview Company Benefits and Perks:

• Bonus Program
• Pension and Retirement Plans
• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Support for Community Involvement