Security Researcher & Analyst

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Austin, TX
Hybrid
Mid level
Cloud • Information Technology • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
Helping Build a Better Internet
The Role
The Security Researcher & Analyst role involves managing threat data feeds, automating processes, researching IoCs, and supporting product development in cybersecurity.
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Available Locations: Austin, TX
Overview
Initially this is a very tactical role, focused on supporting Intel Team's day-to-day operations.
Intel team consumes approximately 35 different threat data feeds, runs 5 different machine learning models, and has data integrated into six different products in the Cloudflare portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
  • Review domain miscategorizations
  • Maintain Application classifications
  • Review email miscategorizations
  • Submit IOCs to data pipeline based on external reports
  • Define automations and software requirements for support tooling
  • Define processes and procedures to create 24x7 coverage of miscategorizations
  • Continually evaluate the quality of threat data feeds, work to maximize value from them, evaluate new potential sources of data
  • Research observed IoCs and network behavior patterns and label data
  • Work with data scientists to identify security threats and create machine learning models
  • Be a team SME and resource for data scientists building security models and application developers building security products
  • Become a subject matter expert for internal teams consuming Intel team security and categorization data
  • Become the owner for Intel Team's strategy for false positive controls
    • Learn and understand current processes
    • Identify gaps and risk areas
    • Work the data scientists to test remediation strategies
    • Work the engineering teams to implement remediation strategies
  • Define and implement metrics for product efficacy
    • Research and plan potential software, data science or machine learning projects to improve false positive and false negative rates
    • Continually monitor data quality and bring data quality issues and proposed solutions to team leadership
  • Identify topical areas in cybersecurity where Cloudflare's unique network can be leveraged to improve user security
  • Write blog posts and communicate both internally and externally about Intel Team's work
  • Execute daily operational tasks and define automations to streamline operational tasks
  • Work with team to define technical requirements for security products
    • Research threats, exploits, and TTPs being defended against in products and work with engineers to create products that defend against them
Required Skills & Abilities
  • Scripting in Python and Node/Javascript
  • Able to use git to create, edit, and review pull requests
  • Basic front-end or full-stack development skills preferred but not required
  • Knowledge of and passion for cybersecurity
  • Knowledge of cyber security industry terms and concepts
    • e.g. MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Lockheed Killchain
    • Ability to learn about security threats and map them to the MITRE ATT&CK framework and Lockheed Killchain
  • Strong knowledge of networking and "how the Internet works"
    • DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP, TLS, public key encryption
  • Ability to reliably execute several hours a day of operational support tasks
  • Ability to communicate to stakeholders and management when priorities change

Top Skills

Git
JavaScript
Machine Learning
Node.js
Python
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