We are looking for a fully virtual knowledgeable security researcher to help the AT&T Alien Labs security team design the next generation of threat protection and security software and research new malware threats as they appear.


As a Security Researcher, you are part of a small and innovative team that discovers and disseminates cyber threat intelligence. It is important that you are a team player with a solid knowledge of the existing security landscape and a driving passion for finding new threats.


What you will be doing:


+ Keep current and knowledge on APTs and new malware

+ Design new methods of detecting malware and TTPs

+ Review new threats and design new methods for discovering them in the wild

+ Use current tools and write new tools to extract indicators from malware

+ Design and implement new innovative products that enhance the existing tool suite and product family

+ Stay current on the latest tools for security and malware research


What you need:


+ Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field

+ Familiarity with cyber threats, defenses, motivations, tools and techniques

+ Experience extracting intelligence from raw information

+ Experience using/writing tools to extract indicators from malware

+ Knowledgeable with Snort, Suricata, Wireshark, Log Analysis tools, IDA PRO, Immunity debugger, Metasploit, etc.

+ Python

+ Advanced Linux administration and shell scripting

+ Network protocol knowledge

+ Good database knowledge - both SQL and NoSQL

+ Good communication skills. Fluent in English.

+ Regular expressions knowledge
AT&T will consider for employment qualified applicants in a manner consistent with the requirements of federal, state and local laws

We expect employees to be honest, trustworthy, and operate with integrity. Discrimination and all unlawful harassment (including sexual harassment) in employment is not tolerated. We encourage success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or employment status