Security Research Engineer – Threat Intelligence (DC-0016)

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Security Research Engineer – Threat Intelligence (DC-0016)

As Security Research Engineer in Ixia’s Threat Intelligence team, you will be working with a group of elite engineers and security researchers to save the universe from cybersecurity attacks and the bad guys who take advantage of the Internet for personal gain.

To accomplish this, you will be working with our proprietary Threat Intelligence Platform to detect and classify malicious activities on the Internet and implement techniques for enhancing our threat intelligence capabilities to be used in our products that help keep our customers secure.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain tools and systems to develop Ixia’s threat intelligence knowledge base;
Identify and investigate threat sources to enhance Ixia’s threat intelligence collection technologies;
Compose white papers about your research for publication
Contribute to our well-read blog about any technical topic of interest, including day-to-day work or outside interests, when possible;

Requirements

Broad knowledge of network protocols.
Good programming skills in multiple languages (Python, Ruby, C, C++, assembly, scripting, etc.).
Ability to analyze and describe vulnerabilities and attack methods.
Creative, problem-solving approach to projects.
College degree in CS or EE or equivalent experience.
Relevant experience in a security research position.
Excellent communication and teamwork skills with a drive to attain a combined success.
Reliable and dependable team player.
Great attention to detail and personal quality assurance.

Preferred Skills

Strong programming skills are highly preferred.
At least one publicly available vulnerability discovery, exploit development, and/or open-source tool.
Strong domain knowledge in vulnerability research and exploit development.
Experience in static and dynamic reverse engineering of binaries.
Experience administering a variety of network and server equipment.
Experience with Agile methodologies.

Education and Experience

College degree in CS, EE or equivalent experience.
3+ years of relevant experience.

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Orange Romania is the leader of the local telecom market and part of the Orange Group, one of the largest global telecommunications operators, connecting hundreds of millions of customers worldwide. With over 11 million customers and an annual turnover exceeding 1.5 billion euros, Orange Romania connects 1 in 2 Romanians and offers an extensive range of communication solutions to its customers, both individual users and companies, from basic services up to complete voice services, fixed and mobile data, TV services or smart home services, but also mobile financial services. Orange is also a leader in innovation investing yearly over 200 million euros in network infrastructure and R&D initiatives in Romania. In the past 3 years Orange has launched two 5G Labs in Bucharest and Iasi, that aim to support researchers, startups and companies to test their 5G solutions in advance. In addition, Orange is a long-term supporter of the startup ecosystem through the Orange Fab accelerator program designed to support entrepreneurs in the development of innovative products and their distribution locally and internationally.

Orange Services was created in 2013 and is a 100% owned subsidiary of Orange Group. As a technology services company, our DNA is in IT, but our teams also work in other domains including mobile networks and a number of commercial and business functions. Orange Services is one of the largest technology hubs in the Orange Group, working internationally for both Orange corporate functions and country operations. Through a unique combination of cutting edge know-how and expertise, our teams provide a broad range of services: development and supervision of IT services in domains such as Big Data, Cloud, M2M, IoT, TV, Connected Objects; design and development of IT infrastructure and desktop solutions; testing & planning for mobile networks; implementation of supply chain solutions and also improvement of commercial & business performance including BI, CRM, Analytics, Digital learning and Customer Care. Visit us on LinkedIn.

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