About Us
Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions that defeat cyberattacks, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security technologies. As one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity providers, Sophos defends more than 600,000 organizations and more than 100 million users worldwide from active adversaries, ransomware, phishing, malware, and more. Sophos services and products connect through the Sophos Central management console and are powered by Sophos X-Ops, the company's cross-domain threat intelligence unit. Sophos X-Ops intelligence optimizes the entire Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, which includes a centralized data lake that leverages a rich set of open APIs available to customers, partners, developers, and other cybersecurity and information technology vendors. Sophos provides cybersecurity-as-a-service to organizations needing fully managed security solutions. Customers can also manage their cybersecurity directly with Sophos security operations platform or use a hybrid approach by supplementing their in-house teams with Sophos services, including threat hunting and remediation. Sophos sells through reseller partners and managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.
Role Summary
Teams mandate is to find new and notable threats, assess their risk and produce protection where necessary. This include advanced targeted attacks, attack tool research, handling of vulnerability advisories and publishing blogs and whitepapers.
The successful candidate will provide analysis of the evolving cyber threat landscape and contribute to create the next generation of SophosLabs research tools. The ideal candidate is passionate about computer security and has high aptitude for solving challenging puzzles with an attention to detail.
What you will do
Perform cyber threat analysis utilizing multiple information sources
Engage research based on cyber threat intelligence
Investigate APT campaigns and understand cyber threat actors, their motivations and technical capabilities
Identify steps to be taken to respond and minimize the impact of emerging threats
Reverse engineer files to discover their intended functionality and risks to customers
Write threat descriptions for publication on the Sophos website and threat research whitepapers in a timely fashion
Triage requests submitted by other departments, respond to tasks or escalate complex issues to senior team members
Generating intelligence on new trends in the Threat Landscape and distributing between departments outside of the Lab
Identify opportunities to write blogs for the Sophos website to raise customer awareness
What you will bring
Experience with x86 assembly
Windows Internals
Computer and Web Security experience
Good written and verbal communication skills
Understanding of scripting basics (Perl/Python/Regexp)
Experience with a wide array of Internet technologies and protocols (HTML, JavaScript, SMTP, DNS)
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Ready to Join Us
At Sophos, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don't check every box in a job description. We challenge that notion. Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team. Don't let a checklist hold you back we encourage you to apply.
What's Great About Sophos
Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. Please refer to the location details in our job postings for further information.
Our people we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit
Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy
Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities
Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint
Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp
Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge
Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing
Our Commitment To You
We're proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we're committed to ensuring equality of opportunity. We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team. All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation. We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know.
Data Protection
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