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Security Researcher Dell SecureWorks Atlanta, GA
Dell SecureWorks is a market leading provider of world-class information security services with over 23,000 clients worldwide spanning North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim. Organizations of all sizes, including more than ten percent of the Fortune 500, rely on Dell SecureWorks to protect their assets, improve compliance and reduce costs. The combination of strong client service, award-winning security technology and experienced security professionals makes Dell SecureWorks the premier provider of information security services for any organization. Positioned in the Leader’s Quadrant of Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for MSSPs, Dell SecureWorks has also won SC Magazine's "Best Managed Security Service" award for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010.
Dell SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit
Security Operations – Security Researcher
The Security Researcher is a member of our Counter Threat Unit (CTU) organization’s Security Operations team which handles last tier security escalations from our multiple Security Operations Centers and Customers, and develops and maintains defensive countermeasures for our Managed Security Services. The successful candidate will support CTU Security Operations through the application of intelligence about active and emerging information security threats into defensive countermeasures, and handling security-centered escalations from our multiple Security Operations Centers and our customers.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Work with Sr. Security Researchers to apply intelligence about active and emerging information security threats into defensive countermeasures for our Managed Security Services.
· Handle security-centered escalations, questions, and requests from our multiple Security Operations Centers and our customers.
· Manage short-term to medium-term projects to improve customer protections, process efficiency and service value.
· Stay current with vulnerability and threat research and other relevant security threats and trends, with an eye towards both fulfilling service deliverables and continually enhancing protection of customers.
· Interact directly with customers and stakeholders to enhance their information security posture and in the delivery of Managed Security Services.
· Provide advice in support of other business units, to include Security Operations Center, Security Risk Consulting, Sales, Marketing, Engineering, and Product Management;
· Provide advice to security researchers and customers on security strategy, policies, and procedures; and countermeasures.
Required Skills:
- 4+ years of professional experience in systems administration, systems engineering, software development, and/or TCP/IP network administration;
- 4+ years of experience with a variety of security-related contexts, including secure coding practices, vulnerability analysis, IDS/IPS, cloud computing, virtualization, mobile security, incident response, digital forensics, malware analysis, threat research, or intelligence analysis.
- 2+ years of experience with scripting-level programming in at least two of Perl, Python, PHP, Ruby, Javascript, and/or shell programming.
- 2+ years of experience analyzing malicious code to include reverse engineering.
- Fluency in a high-level programming language such as C/C++, Java, Delphi, or Visual Basic.
- Ability to create and query SQL databases.
- Technical knowledge of fundamental web protocols and technologies, to include HTTP, HTTPS, HTML, Javascript, XML, AJAX, JSON, and REST.
- Demonstrated understanding of the contemporary threat landscape and understanding of historical and current trends.
- Experience working directly with customers, both over the telephone and face-to-face, at both the managerial and technical/operational levels.
- Ability to interact with members of a cross-functional, globally distributed team, reach consensus, and show results.
- Demonstrated ability to participate in private information sharing and analysis programs limited to vetted and trusted members.
- Courage and willingness to challenge conventional wisdom.
- Unimpeachable personal and professional integrity.
- Strong technical communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Effective time management and organizational skills.
- Team player with the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Investigative and analytical problem solving skills.
- Inherent passion for information security and service excellence.
Desired Skills:
· Experience leading small to medium scale technical projects involving multiple internal and external stakeholders.
· Familiarity with discrete mathematics and common cryptographic algorithms.
- Familiarity with x86 assembly language on 32 and 64 bit platforms.
Education and Experience:
- Undergraduate degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or other applicable field plus 6-8 years of relevant experience; or
- Graduate degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or other applicable field plus 4-6 years of relevant experience; or
- 10+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- CISSP, GIAC, or SSCP certification preferred.
Job Requisition Number: 11000J3X
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