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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Security Researcher
Location: Palo Alto, California, US
Type: Permanent P/T
Closing Date: 02/17/2005
Security/IDS Researcher Engineer
Duties:
This mid-to-senior level software engineer and professional security analyst
works as a member of the Intrusion Detection Response Team . The role of this
dynamic position is to be both a software developer and security analyst.
The incumbent will have the following responsibilities:
(1.) Providing timely technical support to the Customer Response Team function,
including but not limited to: comparing traffic artifacts with the detection
code and various external resources like RFCs to determine whether an alert is
accurate.
(2.) Provide research support to the development process yielding new detection
methods for interesting traffic, which includes but is not limited to:
exploits, vulnerabilities and anomalies, in support of all the client’s
security products which include an Intrusion Detection/Prevention component.
(3.) Investigate reported software defects, troubleshoot, implement and unit
test timely solutions that benefit customers.
(4.) Serve as a reviewer/second opinion for peer research and code developed
for intrusion detection, which an emphasis on accuracy and performance.
(5) Document the characteristics of detected threats to support the delivery of
useful, original descriptive content to the client’s customers. This
content may be published within a product, as an external product reference, as
a white paper or as a response to a direct customer question.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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Requirements:
The Security/IDS Researcher Engineer must be action-oriented have the ability
to work with minimum supervision and set priorities posses strong problem
solving and troubleshooting skills excellent written and verbal communication
skills. The Sr. Software Engineer must be fluent in networking, traffic
analysis, packet decomposition, scripting, C/C++, Internet protocols, and
vulnerability exploitation techniques. 4-6 years experience working with
intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, vulnerability assessment, or
development Master's degree preferred, but exceptional candidates with
significant relevant experience will be considered.
CONTACT
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Please send resume to security@gravitypeople.com
Mike Sienkowski
Partner
Gravity Technologies
security@gravitypeople.com
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