Principal Security Researcher

March 27

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Halcyon is focused on accelerating the impact-driven future of business through fellowships for early-stage social entrepreneurs. Since 2014, Halcyon has provided these entrepreneurs with space, community, and access, especially in the areas of Health, Climate, and EquityTech, aiming to drive equity and inclusivity in society. Halcyon's support includes business training, investment readiness, and leadership coaching, among other resources, to help scale ventures. The company is actively involved in investing in social enterprises, particularly those led by underrepresented demographics, without taking equity at the time of fellowship. Halcyon relies on and encourages community support to further its mission.

social enterprise • civic arts • changemakers • innovators • art

11 - 50 employees

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📋 Description

• Halcyon is the industry’s first dedicated, adaptive security platform that combines multiple proprietary advanced prevention engines along with AI models focused specifically on stopping ransomware. • The role involves analyzing ransomware samples and threat actor tools to gain insights for product features and assist in validation of capabilities.

🎯 Requirements

• Strong capabilities in reverse-engineering Windows binaries and applications. • Strong familiarity with Windows development practices, low level operating system concepts, and networking. • Proficiency with development in scripting languages such as Python or Ruby. • Proficiency with development in compiled languages such as C, C++ and/or Rust. • Experience in auditing implementations of cryptographic algorithms to identify security issues. • A willingness to lead by example and participate actively in the workload. • Excellent English verbal and written communication and presentation skills. • Maintains a positive attitude and quickly adapts to change. • Passionate about information security.

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents. • 401k plan with a generous employer contribution. • Short and long-term disability coverage, basic life and AD&D insurance plans. • Medical and dependent care FSA options. • Flexible PTO policy. • Parental leave. • Generous equity offering.