Senior Threat Intelligence Researcher

About the Role

Job Description Check Point Research (CPR) is looking for a Threat Researcher to join its Threat Intelligence Analysis (TIA) team. The team is responsible of discovering, analyzing and tracking advanced threat actors and campaigns, with a strong focus on high-end cybercrime and state-sponsored activities. You will join a team of motivated, independent & highly technical individuals and contribute the effort to protect Check Point customers and empower the Check Point brand. • Identify, understand and monitor advanced campaigns using publicly available sources as well as internal telemetry. • Analyze malware and other hacking tools utilized by threat actors in active campaigns and intrusions. • Create technical research content for public and private intelligence reports. • Help build protections and detections based on deep understanding of advanced threat actors’ Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTPs). • Collaborate with other security teams to assist threat intelligence and research tasks. Qualifications Your Knowledge & Skills • 5+ years of experience as a threat researcher, incident responder, malware analyst, detection engineer or other relevant roles. • Practical experience in tracking state-sponsored or advanced financially motivated actors – including malware, infrastructure and TTPs. • Profound knowledge and understanding of malware and common attacking techniques. • Hands-on experience in automating and optimizing hunting and enrichment processes using code (preferably Python). • Familiarity with query languages and data exploration tools. • Ability to translate technical findings into actionable detection and prevention signatures. • Experience in writing technical blog posts and technical analysis reports. • Experience in public speaking and presentation of research in cyber security conferences . • Fluent English.

Workplace

• Tel Aviv-Yafo