Endpoint Threat Research Engineer

Aimlroles; West of England; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

HP Labs in Bristol, UK, is seeking a Threat Research Engineer to study and report on endpoint threats from OS to firmware. The role combines hands-on malware analysis with clear communication to HP and external partners.

You will help shape HP’s security research strategy and educate stakeholders across technical and non-technical audiences. The successful candidate will have strong OS security knowledge, reverse engineering skills, and experience in attack analysis.

Qualifications

• OS architecture knowledge foundation (Windows, Linux…)
• Some experience with reverse engineering tools
• Experience with attack and killchain analysis standard frameworks
• Strong understanding of endpoint security technologies, proven experience in computer security architecture and low-level systems security.
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python.

Responsibilities

• Threat Research and Technical Analysis: study emerging trends in endpoint security from OS-level to hardware and firmware threats.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear artefacts for technical and non-technical audiences.
• External Threat Research Communication: create high-quality external threat research content for blogs, reports and briefings.
• Communicate clearly with customers, partners and marketing teams about threat findings.

Skills

OS architecture knowledge

Reverse engineering tools

Killchain analysis

Endpoint security technologies

Low-level security

Python scripting

Technical writing

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

Metasploit

Job description

HP Labs in Bristol, UK, is seeking a Threat Research Engineer to study and report on endpoint threats from OS to firmware. The role combines hands-on malware analysis with clear communication to HP and external partners.

You will help shape HP’s security research strategy and educate stakeholders across technical and non-technical audiences. The successful candidate will have strong OS security knowledge, reverse engineering skills, and experience in attack analysis.