Security Research

SecPod Careers; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

SecPod Careers in Bengaluru invites a Security Research Engineer to join the security research and development team. The role focuses on researching latest vulnerabilities, developing security content, and mitigating identified vulnerabilities.

Ideal candidates are passionate about cybersecurity, with strong CS basics and OS/Networking understanding. Fresher with 0–1 year in Information Security is welcome, with exposure to security tools viewed as a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master s degree in Engineering or equivalent knowledge.
• Security Research Engineer will join the security research and development team.
• The role would involve performing research on the latest vulnerabilities, developing security content, and identifying ways to fix or mitigate the identified security vulnerabilities.
• A primary expectation would be a genuine interest in the field of Information Security, Research Development for Security Content.
• Prior exposure to SCAP standards, security tool development, participation in the community, or projects related to security would be considered as an added advantage but not mandatory

Responsibilities

• Research and development of vulnerability detection scripts for the latest security vulnerabilities Identifying ways to fix or mitigate the vulnerabilities.
• Creating remediation scripts (bash, shell or Powershell)
• Perform Peer testing and QA for the developed content
• Automating repetitive tasks using Python or any other scripting language
• Writing technical blogs/articles on the latest security trends vulnerabilities exploits
• Developing security tools

Skills

Cybersecurity

CS fundamentals

OS & Networking

Python

Unix/Linux

Problem solving

Fresher 0-1 year

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Engineering

Tools

Bash

PowerShell

Job description

• Bachelor or Master s degree in Engineering or equivalent knowledge
• Security Research Engineer will join the security research and development team.
• The role would involve performing research on the latest vulnerabilities, developing security content, and identifying ways to fix or mitigate the identified security vulnerabilities.
• A primary expectation would be a genuine interest in the field of Information Security, Research Development for Security Content.
• Prior exposure to SCAP standards, security tool development, participation in the community, or projects related to security would be considered as an added advantage but not mandatory

Job Role and Responsibilities

• Research and development of vulnerability detection scripts for the latest security vulnerabilities Identifying ways to fix or mitigate the vulnerabilities.
• Creating remediation scripts (bash, shell or Powershell)
• Perform Peer testing and QA for the developed content
• Automating repetitive tasks using Python or any other scripting language
• Writing technical blogs/articles on the latest security trends vulnerabilities exploits
• Developing security tools

Skills Requirements:

• Passionate about cybersecurity Solid understanding of Computer Science basics A clear understanding of Operating Systems and Networking, Computer System Good in at least one of the programming languages (python is preferred)
• Familiarity across Unix, Linux, Windows, Mac systems and Virtualization
• Strong problem solving and interpersonal skills
• Eagerness to stay abreast with the ever-evolving security technologies
• An eye for details and is challenge-driven
• Fresher, 0-1 years of experience in Information Security Research for Enterprise Security software products