Cybersecurity Threat Hunting Team Lead

January 28

🤠 Texas – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👮‍♂️ Security Engineer

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Binary Defense

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Binary Defense is a cybersecurity firm that provides a range of security services designed to protect businesses from digital threats. The company operates as an extension of client teams, offering managed detection and response, co-managed SIEM, threat hunting, and digital risk protection services around the clock. With a focus on increasing security visibility and reducing complexity, Binary Defense uses a combination of human expertise and technology to offer comprehensive threat detection and response. Their services also include phishing response and incident response, all delivered through a 24/7 security operations center. By integrating advanced threat intelligence and tactical remediation strategies, Binary Defense aims to stay ahead of emerging cyber threats, ensuring the safety of client digital assets.

Managed Security • Threat Intelligence • SIEM Management • Consulting • Detection and Response

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2014

🔐 Security

🔒 Cybersecurity

☁️ SaaS

💰 Private Equity Round on 2022-11

📋 Description

• Lead a small team of Threat Researchers to provide Threat Hunting services for clients, serving as the primary point of contact for clients to discuss technical threat hunting issues, and mentoring new Threat Hunting team members to grow in their skills and abilities. • Reverse engineer malware using disassemblers and debugging tools (e.g., IDA Pro, Ghidra, x64dbg, WinDbg, Immunity Debugger, Frida, etc.). • Team Leaders who lack reverse-engineering skills but have strong detection engineering skills will also be considered for this position. • Based on malware analysis results and observation of attacker tactics, engineer behavioral detection alerting rules for events reported by endpoints, cloud services, network devices, and other relevant event sources. • This could include Splunk SPL, Microsoft Kusto Query Language (KQL), Elastic Kibana Query Language, Carbon Black, Suricata, Snort rules, or other pattern matching detection rules. • Proactively research new malware using hunting capabilities on malware repository services such as VirusTotal, and through established partnerships with other security researchers to obtain new samples. • Develop new software tools as required by job duties, including software that implements non-standard network communication protocols and encrypts or decrypts data using algorithms discovered from malware analysis results. • Keep up to date with the latest threat actor techniques and other cybersecurity topics that are relevant to businesses defending computers and networks from intrusions. • Perform research and investigations with little to no oversight to locate information that is relevant to clients’ requests, and communicate the results effectively to clients (typically interfacing with employees of the client company who are information security professionals). • Ensure that all written communication is professional, high quality, free of errors and clearly delivers relevant information that is of value to clients or the public.

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years experience in Threat Hunting, Security Research, or Incident Response. • Demonstrated leadership skills, preferably in a formal leadership role. • Technical understanding of malware analysis techniques and ability to correctly interpret results of malware reverse engineering as it practically applies to threat hunting tasks. • Experience reverse-engineering malware. • Programming and scripting experience to develop internal tools. • Experience analyzing obfuscated scripts (e.g. PowerShell, VBA, JavaScript, .Net, etc.). • Superior research and technical analysis skills. • Excellent writing and verbal communication skills. • Understanding of cybersecurity topics and ability to explain them to others clearly. • Proven track record of independently managing multiple research projects – Accountability, personal initiative, and integrity. • Ability to take ownership, set priorities, multi-task and meet tight deadlines. • Well-developed problem-solving and interpersonal skills. • Excellent organizational skills with acute attention to detail.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and dependents. • 401k match which vests every payroll. • Flexible and remote friendly work environment. • Training opportunities to expand your skill set.