Threat Researcher

5 days ago

India Weekday AI Full time ₹ 4,00,000 - ₹ 12,00,000 per year

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Min Experience: 3 years

JobType: full-time

We are seeking a highly skilled and analytical Threat Researcher to join our cybersecurity team. In this role, you will be responsible for identifying, analyzing, and mitigating emerging cyber threats across a wide range of environments. The ideal candidate combines strong technical acumen with a deep understanding of threat landscapes, attack vectors, malware analysis, and security intelligence. You will play a critical role in strengthening our security posture by uncovering sophisticated threats and proactively developing countermeasures to defend against them.

Key Responsibilities
  • Threat Intelligence & Analysis: Research, analyze, and profile advanced persistent threats (APTs), malware campaigns, and attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
  • Malware Reverse Engineering: Decompile and dissect malware samples to understand functionality, indicators of compromise (IOCs), and payload behavior.
  • Vulnerability Research: Identify and assess zero-day vulnerabilities, exploitation techniques, and emerging attack surfaces.
  • Incident Response Support: Collaborate with SOC and IR teams to provide threat context, indicators, and mitigation recommendations during active investigations.
  • Threat Detection Development: Translate threat research findings into actionable detection signatures, behavioral analytics, and YARA/Sigma rules.
  • Data Correlation & Enrichment: Leverage open-source intelligence (OSINT), dark web monitoring, and threat feeds to enrich security data and improve situational awareness.
  • Reporting & Documentation: Produce detailed research reports, threat advisories, and intelligence briefings for technical and executive audiences.
  • Automation & Tooling: Develop scripts and tools to automate threat intelligence collection, data parsing, and IOC management workflows.
Required Skills & Expertise
  • Threat Intelligence & Research Tools: Expertise with platforms like VirusTotal, MISP, Shodan, Maltego, and ThreatConnect.
  • Malware Analysis: Hands-on experience with static and dynamic analysis tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, OllyDbg, Wireshark, Cuckoo Sandbox, or REMnux.
  • Scripting & Automation: Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or Bash for automating analysis and threat hunting tasks.
  • Network & Endpoint Security: Deep understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, Windows internals, Linux systems, and endpoint telemetry.
  • Reverse Engineering: Strong ability to analyze binaries, debug code, and detect obfuscation or evasion techniques.
  • Security Frameworks: Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, and NIST incident response frameworks.
  • Data Analysis & Correlation: Experience in analyzing large datasets and linking disparate indicators into cohesive threat narratives.
  • Communication Skills: Ability to clearly articulate findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders through concise reports and presentations.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Certifications such as GREM, GCTI, OSCP, CEH, GCFA, or GNFA.
  • Experience working in SOC, CERT, or cyber threat intelligence (CTI) teams.
  • Understanding of cloud threat landscapes (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container security.
  • Knowledge of threat hunting methodologies and experience using SIEM tools like Splunk, Elastic, or QRadar.

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