Security Research

SecPod Technologies, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

SecPod Technologies, Inc. in Bengaluru is seeking a Security Research Engineer to join the security research and development team. The role involves researching the latest vulnerabilities, developing security content, and identifying fixes or mitigations.

Candidates should have a degree in engineering, a genuine interest in information security, and familiarity with scripting (bash, PowerShell, Python). Freshers are welcome; exposure to SCAP standards or security tools is a plus but not

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Engineering or equivalent knowledge.
• Research and Development for Security Content mindset.
• Genuine interest in Information Security and vulnerability research.
• Exposure to SCAP standards or security tools is a plus but not mandatory.
• Fresher welcome with 0–1 years in Information Security

Responsibilities

• Research and development of vulnerability detection scripts for the latest security vulnerabilities; identify ways to fix or mitigate.
• Create remediation scripts (bash, shell or PowerShell).
• Perform peer testing and QA for the developed content.
• Automate repetitive tasks using Python or other scripting languages.
• Write technical blogs/articles on the latest security trends, vulnerabilities and exploits.
• Develop security tools.

Education

Bachelor or Master4s degree in Engineering or equivalent knowledge

Tools

Python

Shell scripting

PowerShell

Bash

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