Senior Malware Researcher/Detection Engineer - Linux/Cloud Security

SentinelOne; Italy (TX); Remote; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SentinelOne is seeking a talented malware researcher/detection engineer for a remote role based in Italy. You'll enhance security for various Linux endpoints and cloud workloads, developing innovative detection capabilities and contributing to a leading cybersecurity platform. Join us to tackle complex challenges and influence the future of security.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Generous employee stock plan

Yearly bonus depending on performance

Private Medical and Life Insurance

Flexible time off (up to 30 days)

Global gender-neutral Parental Leave

Volunteering paid day off

Udemy Business platform access

Qualifications

• Experience with reverse engineering of x86/x64 binaries.
• Experience in malware analysis (statically and dynamically).
• Understanding of Linux and Containers threat landscape.

Responsibilities

• Detect the newest malware and exploits.
• Develop behavior-based detection capabilities.
• Conduct low-level security research.

Skills

Reverse engineering

Malware analysis

Linux OS architecture

Python

C++

Scripting

Job description

About Us

At SentinelOne, we’re redefining cybersecurity by pushing the limits of what’s possible—leveraging AI-powered, data-driven innovation to stay ahead of tomorrow’s threats.

From building industry-leading products to cultivating an exceptional company culture, our core values guide everything we do. We’re looking for passionate individuals who thrive in collaborative environments and are eager to drive impact. If you’re excited about solving complex challenges in bold, innovative ways, we’d love to connect with you.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a talented malware researcher/detection engineer with experience in the Linux or/and cloud security domain. People that can explore new technologies, design and develop from scratch innovative ideas and drive new detection capabilities and infrastructure at scale to our products.

What will you do?

• You will be responsible for detecting the newest malwares and exploits based on SentinelOne’s AI-powered Endpoint platform (EPP/EDR).
• The role includes an end to end responsibility for behaviour based detection capabilities, starting from reversing the samples, designing new methods to detect or prevent those, and incorporating it into the product along with the engineering teams.
• You will be developing and using internal research tools, PoCs and discovering new ways to detect/prevent malicious techniques.

At the end of the day, your deliveries will enhance the security of countless of different Linux endpoints and cloud workloads platforms protected by our product, that serves thousands of users (from enterprise & public sector clients across the globe, incl. some of the largest companies globally) and billions of events daily as part of SentinelOne's security offering.

You will also be encouraged to write white papers, blogs and articles (but only if you wish to).

Your duties:

• Detection Development
• Write tests to cover new detections
• Conduct low level security research
• Peer code reviews; Participate in team’s design reviews
• Learn new technologies in the Linux and Cloud workloads security domains
• Support customers with issues and requests within the team’s domain

What skills & knowledge should you bring?

• Experience with reverse engineering of x86/x64 binaries
• Experience in malware analysis (statically and dynamically)
• Understanding of Linux and Containers threat landscape (including but not limited to frameworks, MITRE IaaS)
• Proficient in Linux OS architecture and internals - understanding how core system components (Processes and Threads, Virtual Memory and more) work behind the scenes.
• Experience with Python or Lua or other languages for scripting
• Solid familiarity and understanding of C++
• An advantage would be:
• understanding of existing Anti-Virus/Endpoint Protection SW internals
• experience with eBPF (you may learn more about eBPF and how we use it at S1 here )
• experience with Cloud Workloads (EKS, ECS, Fargate, etc.')
• experience working on a production-grade product with a wide scale deployment

Why us?

Because you will meet extraordinary challenges facing the newest attacks and tech obstacles and overcoming them. You will work with the very BEST in the industry in a flexible and independent environment. You will influence the design of a disruptive product that will shape the security industry of tomorrow.

What we offer you

• Flexible working hours,this is a 100% remote role based within Italy; we provide optional membership in major coworking chains
  • Currently for this role in Italy we are able to consider onlycandidates that are already eligible to work in the EU at the time of applying
  • Optionally for those willing to relocate to the Czech Republic relocation assistance is available for any candidates that are already eligible to work in the EUat the time of applying

• Generous employee stock plan in the form of RSUs (restricted stock units) grantnot options; 4 years vesting with 1 year cliff and then quarterly, stock refresh yearly
• Yearly bonus depending on the performance of the company, paid out in 2 installments
• Quadro benefits - Private Medical, Life Insurance, Accident Insurance, Study funds and Healthcare benefits
• Flexible time off (up to 30 paid days off per annum!)
• Global gender-neutral Parental Leave (16 weeks, beyond the leave provided by the local laws) & Grandparent Leave
• Volunteering paid day off & Additional paid Company holidays off (e.g. 4 days in 2022)
• Global Employee Assistance Program (confidential counseling related to both personal and work life matters)
• Udemy Business platform for Hard/Soft skills Training, internal mentoring 'MentorOne' & Support for your further educational activities/trainings
• Above-standard referral bonus

& Aditional country-specific benefits to Italy

SentinelOne is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

SentinelOne participates in the E-Verify Program for all U.S. based roles.