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Position Summary:
Trend Micro Research is seeking an Associate Vulnerability Researcher to join our industry-leading research team. Trend Micro Research supports a global customer base including leading security product vendors, software and high-tech manufacturers, telecommunications providers, and large enterprise customers with a set of industry-leading technical data feeds, research products, and engineering services.
Responsibilities:
Research newly discovered security vulnerabilities in a wide range of software products.
Produce reports describing software vulnerabilities and detection of attack vectors.
Develop signatures for network traffic-based attack detection.
Collaborate with other vulnerability researchers on research, analysis and report production.
Develop technical training materials for vulnerability researchers of all levels.
Mentor interns and assist in the daily operations of the internship program.
Qualifications:
Functional understanding of TCP/IP protocol stack and higher-level networking protocols.
Coursework in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Security, or related fields.
Knowledge in a variety of operating systems.
Knowledge in one or more of the following languages: C/C++, assembly language, Java, Python, and shell scripting.
Ability to learn new detection signature languages quickly.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Reliable and dependable team player.
Great attention to detail and personal quality assurance.
Self-directed, self-motivated with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or a related field preferred but not required
Industry experiences performing similar technical role preferred but not required
DEI Commitment:
Not meeting every single requirement? At Trend Micro, we're committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and genuine workplace. If you're enthusiastic about this position but find that your experience and background don't perfectly match every qualification listed in the job posting, we still encourage you to apply. You could very well be the ideal candidate for this position or others within our organization.
What We Offer You:
You're important to us. What matters to you, matters to us too. Trend Micro provides benefit options for you and your family.
Group benefits program with health and dental coverage
Telehealth Virtual Health Services
Life Insurance
Short & Long Term Disability
Pre-partum, maternity, parental and medical leave
Critical Illness Insurance
Mental Health Wellness Program
Wellness Incentive Program
Retirement Savings Programs with company match
Paid Time Off
14 Annual Holidays
Tuition Assistance
Employee Resource Groups
We offer competitive compensation with bonus opportunity tied to company performance, along with room to enhance your skills through ongoing learning and broad technological opportunities. Achieving work-life balance is a priority, complemented by team activities, fostering an environment rooted in equity, inclusion, and collaboration, that is reflected in both our culture and our work.
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At Trend Micro, we embrace change, empower people, and encourage innovation in a connected world. Our diversity and multicultural workforce are key contributing factors to our success across the globe. Trend Micro welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
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What We Do
We’re a global cybersecurity leader, helping to make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, our cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints.
As a leader in cloud and enterprise cybersecurity, our platform delivers a powerful range of advanced threat defense techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, and central visibility for better, faster detection and response.
Our global threat research team delivers unparalleled intelligence and insights that power our cybersecurity platform and help protect organizations around the world from 100s of millions of threats daily.
We have 7,000 employees across 65 countries, singularly focused on security and passionate about making the world a safer and better place.
We enable organizations to simplify and secure their connected world.
Trend Micro’s “Trenders” are passionate about doing the right thing to make the world a safer and better place.
