Malware Researcher jobs in Tel Aviv-Yafo

Description Upwind is a next-generation Cloud Security Platform that leverages runtime context to identify and prioritize critical risks, providing precise insights and efficient cloud security management. Unlike traditional tools, Upwind uses runtime data proactively for risk prioritization and posture insights, ensuring teams focus on what truly matters. With industry-leading efficiency and eBPF-powered sensors, Upwind delivers comprehensive capabilities, including agentless cloud posture discovery, real-time threat protection, and integrated API security. From misconfigurations to malware defense, Upwind ensures end-to-end, cost-effective cloud infrastructure protection. At Upwind, you’ll have the opportunity to think creatively, explore new ideas, and use your skills to make a meaningful impact on our growth. We're looking for a Threat Security Researcher to join our Threats team at the intersection of security research, AI, and product. You'll own detection research across runtime, cloud, network, identity, code, while actively shaping how AI capabilities are applied to solve real security problems at scale. • Conduct deep technical research into modern cloud environments and AI systems and discover novel attack techniques. • Lead product initiatives in the threats domain from inception to production. Collaborate closely with product, backend, and GTM, translating research into product capabilities. • Define and create complex detection logic over our vast telemetry, with a focus on coverage that scales across customer environments. • Identify gaps in detection coverage and evaluate detection quality. ensuring security logic is reliable and impactful. • Stay up to date with the evolving threat landscape (threat intelligence, campaigns) and incorporate into our product • Contribute to PR presence - technical research content, talks, open-source tooling. Requirements • 5+ years of experience in threat research, including threat hunting, incident response or detection engineering • Military background experience, university degree, or Ex-CNAPP • Curious, detail-oriented mindset with proven ability to self-learn complex topics and new mechanisms. • Hands-on skills with scripting languages (e.g., Python) as well as query languages (e.g., KQL • Ability to work independently and also across teams, in a dynamic, fast-moving, demanding environment • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to explain complex security concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. Advantages • Experience in AI Security Research • An AI-native mindset, you've built or applied AI-powered tooling in a security context • Experience conducting data-driven research and working with large-scale telemetry. • Experience in public-facing work, such as presenting at recognized industry conferences or authoring technical blog posts

Job Description • Lead and grow multiple teams and across endpoint protection and file security, and own the group's roadmap • Drive the group's AI transformation - bring GenAI and machine learning into how we research threats, build detection, and speed up our work • Set research and detection strategy, and align it with product and business goals • Drive endpoint and file protection capabilities that stop known and zero-day threats • Build a strong engineering and research culture and develop the next generation of leaders on your teams, and tooling to support them. Qualifications Desired Background • A seasoned group manager with 3+ years of experience in Cyber Security, including leading teams and/or team leaders. • A strong background in malware research, endpoint protection, or file security • Experienced change leader with demonstrated AI transformation leadership • Proven ability to set technical direction and deliver across multiple teams • A problem solver, capable of finding creative solutions and getting things done • Fluent in English It would be great if you also have: • Hands-on background in reverse engineering, detection research, or threat intelligence • Experience applying AI or machine learning to security problems • Published material, Public speaking or conference presentations

Job Description We are looking for an experienced malware researcher to lead our Endpoint Research & Protection team , someone with a passion for investigating cyber threats across every stage of the infection chain and a desire to understand real-world attacks. In this position, you will use your expertise in malware analysis, Windows internals, and threat hunting to analyze and create threat detections based on data from Check Point's various products. Responsibilities • Lead a team of malware researchers • Respond to high-profile attacks, understand them, and create relevant protections • Release protections for our customers and monitor detections • Investigate our broad sensor data to find leads and interesting cases of targeted attacks and campaigns • Automate daily processes to increase the team's efficiency • Run deep investigations into Check Point products and lead enhancements in security and UX • Present your work in different forums, including to stakeholders and strategic customers and at security conferences • Publish marketing and technical blogs about the team's interesting findings Qualifications Desired background • Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering or Computer Science • 2-3 years of experience as a team leader in a relevant malware analysis field • Strong understanding of Windows internals and malware analysis • Broad knowledge of past in-the-wild attacks and security trends • Experience analyzing cyber attacks from top to bottom • Ability to translate your findings into actionable detection signature recommendations • Knowledge of common hacking tools and techniques • Knowledge of advanced threat hunting methodologies • Experience in reverse engineering malware, both dynamic and static • Fluent English is required