Cyber Threat Research Engineer, Senior

Job Description

Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Information Technology Group, Information Technology Group Cyber Security Engineering

General Summary:

This role will be responsible for supporting 24x7 operations, requiring night and weekend shifts on a rotational basis to meet the organization's business needs. The primary responsibilities include monitoring and triaging all security events coming into the SOC/CDC from multiple sources, with a significant focus on malware reversing.
Responsibilities:
24x7 Operations: Working night and weekend shifts on a rotational basis.
Monitoring and Triaging Security Events: Handling incidents such as social engineering attacks, malware, DDoS, data exfiltration, and ransomware.
Initial Triage: Managing the first 20 minutes of an incident as per SOP, then escalating to Tier 2 if needed.
Incident Analysis: Using orchestration tools and knowledge bases to analyze security events.
Malware Analysis: Analyzing malware samples to support ongoing investigations.
Reverse Engineering: Disassembling, deconstructing, and reverse engineering malicious code to understand its behavior and impact.
Malware Intelligence: Compiling and presenting malware intelligence and research to business leaders and stakeholders.
Staying Current: Keeping up to date with the latest malware trends and updating software defenses accordingly.
Ticketing System: Keeping the system updated thoroughly and promptly.
Stakeholder Communication: Making recommendations on mitigation and prevention techniques.
Issue Resolution: Ensuring timely follow-up and resolution of issues per SLAs.
Collaboration: Working closely with Tier 2 and Tier 3 teams.
Continuous Learning: Staying updated with new use cases and process changes.
Participation: Actively engaging in brown bag sessions.

The individual must also have a good awareness of current and developing security threats and technologies
Strong proficiency in security event investigations, also in written and spoken English
Strong interpersonal skills and a good team player
Prior professional services experience in 24x7 SOC or CDC operations is desired
Bachelor's degree or Master's Degree in Computer Sciences or in Cyber Security

Minimum Qualifications:

. Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of cybersecurity-relevant work experience.
OR
High school diploma or equivalent and 4+ years of cybersecurity-relevant work experience.

Physical Requirements:
. Frequently transports and installs equipment up to 40 lbs.

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