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Sr Security Researcher

Sr Security Researcher

CompanyF5
LocationBillerica, MA, USA
Salary$128000 – $192000
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • At least 2 year of experience in analyzing real web attacks or web exploitation, with a strong preference for more extensive experience.
  • Deep knowledge of networking fundamentals, the HTTP protocol, web servers, and the inner workings of web applications is essential.
  • Experience in tracking emerging web vulnerabilities in real-time.
  • Experience in building research infrastructure and Python-based tools.
  • Experience with creating and comprehending Regular Expressions for detailed pattern matching and security-related data analysis.
  • In-depth knowledge of security principles, theories, and recognized attack vectors.

Responsibilities

  • Researching web frameworks and servers to identify and understand emerging threats.
  • Examining and replicating newly disclosed web application vulnerabilities.
  • Focusing on WAF (Web Application Firewall) evasion techniques to preemptively bypass our defenses before hackers can.
  • Creating innovative proof of concept solutions for advanced threats and continuously refining attack signatures, all in collaboration with development teams to enhance the WAF product using our research findings.
  • Gathering web security intelligence from blogs, forums, conferences, and academic papers.
  • Building tools and infrastructure for analyzing attacks.
  • Composing and distributing insights through blogs, reports, and presenting at security conventions.
  • Periodically performing security efficacy assessments on a variety of products, including WAFs, API security solutions, application security scanners, and machine learning models, to verify and improve their defense capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in creating attack signatures, such as with tools like SNORT.
  • Analyzing binary malware and malicious scripts.
  • Knowledge in web development (front and back end).