Security Researcher

4 days ago

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Vehere Full time ₹ 15,00,000 - ₹ 25,00,000 per year

Job Summary:

We are seeking a seasoned Security Researcher with deep expertise in malware analysis, reverse engineering, and cloud threat research. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience analyzing advanced malware, uncovering TTPs (Techniques, Tactics, and Procedures) used by threat actors, and aligning their findings with the MITRE ATT&CK framework. The role also requires deep understanding of public cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP), and a keen eye for identifying vulnerabilities and emerging attack surfaces for sandbox product.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Perform advanced malware analysis, including unpacking, static code inspection, and dynamic behavioral profiling using industry-standard tools (e.g., IDA Pro, Ghidra, x64dbg)
  • Reverse engineer diverse malware families—such as trojans, ransomware, loaders, and stealers—to extract indicators of compromise (IOCs) and document threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
  • Malware detection and attribution using yara signature.
  • Track and analyze newly released cloud resource types and services, assessing associated risks and attack surface expansions.
  • Collaborate with Security SMEs to develop and refine threat hunting rules focused on adversary activities in the cloud control plane.
  • Lead and execute cloud security research projects, contributing to threat intelligence and proactive defense strategies.
  • Investigate customer escalations and incidents to identify false positives and false negatives.
  • Perform data discovery and validation to ensure high data efficacy and accuracy in detection systems.
  • Maintain strong awareness of vulnerabilities, threat groups, and attack trends across cloud platforms.
  • Automate analysis tasks and operational workflows using Python, Scala, and Linux shell scripting.
  • Communicate research findings effectively to engineers, analysts, and stakeholders.
  • Ensure research and methodologies align with industry security standards and compliance frameworks.
  • Adhere to high quality work standards
  • Responsible for maintaining Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of Vehere's information assets including business critical information

Skills & Qualifications:

  • Minimum 8 years of experience in security research and threat analysis.
  • Expertise in at least one major cloud provider: AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Strong knowledge of malware analysis and reverse engineering tools (e.g., IDA Pro, Ghidra, OllyDbg, Wireshark, etc.).
  • Experience in threat intelligence, TTP identification, and MITRE ATT&CK framework.
  • Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure, resource types, and control plane threats.
  • Hands-on programming/scripting skills in Python, Scala, and Linux Shell.
  • Experience in data validation and security detection tuning.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, particularly in cross-functional teams.
  • Familiarity with common security compliance standards (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST).

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