Malware Research Engineer: Threat Hunting & Detection

Malwarebytes; Bastia Umbra; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical insurance

Employee Referral Bonus Program

Opportunity to do something great for\

Job summary

Malwarebytes is seeking a passionate Malware Research Engineer to join our ThreatDown team in Perugia, Italy. You will help defend customers by writing detection signatures and contributing to protection technologies, with on-site availability strongly preferred.

You will process threat feeds, conduct research, and collaborate across teams to improve detection and response capabilities while contributing to blogs and threat descriptions.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated integrity and passion for customer protection.
• Creative problem solving with a proactive attitude.
• Ability to set up and conduct research in emulated environments (VMware/Hyper-V).
• Experience researching and classifying malicious domains and IPs.
• Experience with malware analysis tools (static/dynamic) and threat research teamwork.
• Working knowledge of Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android.
• Commitment to staying updated on threats and collaborating with others.

Responsibilities

• Process daily threat feeds and write detection rules for multiple technologies.
• Investigate customer inquiries related to protection, performance, and usability.
• Conduct research and threat hunting for current cyber threats.
• Provide feedback on new projects and tools affecting daily work and threat handling.
• Support content creation, including threat descriptions, blogs, and presentations.

Skills

Integrity & customer focus

Creative thinking

Virtual lab work

Malicious domains/IP research

Malware analysis tools

OS familiarity

Team collaboration & learning

Job description

Malwarebytes is seeking a passionate Malware Research Engineer to join our ThreatDown team in Perugia, Italy. You will help defend customers by writing detection signatures and contributing to protection technologies, with on-site availability strongly preferred.

You will process threat feeds, conduct research, and collaborate across teams to improve detection and response capabilities while contributing to blogs and threat descriptions.