Malware Research Engineer

Description Malwarebytes believes that when people and organizations are free from threats, they are free to thrive.
Founded in 2008, CEO Marcin Kleczynski had one mission: to rid the world of malware.
Today, Malwarebytes has grown beyond malware remediation to ensuring cyberprotection for every one, providing device protection, privacy, and prevention solutions in the home, on-the-go, at work, or on campus.
With threat hunters and innovators across the world, we want great people, like YOU, to join our team! Malwarebytes is looking for. . .
We are looking for a passionate Malware Research Engineer to join our research and development team in Perugia, Italy.
We want somebody with a real passion for defending the cyberworld, finding new malware, digging into what they do, and helping protect our customers by writing detection signatures as well as contributing to protection technologies.
It’s more than a job, it is a mission.
On-site availability is strongly preferred.
What You’ll Do: Process daily threat-feeds, related to newly created malware and write detection rules for various technologies.
Investigate and resolve customer-related inquiries related to protection, performance, and usability.
Conduct research and threat hunting for the latest cyber-web threats affecting our customers.
Provide feedback on new projects and syntaxes/tools being developed that involve your daily work and suggest ideas on how to handle different threat types.
Support content creation efforts including threat descriptions, blogs, and presentations.
Skills You’ll Need to Have: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
Ability to set up and conduct malware research and analysis in an emulated or virtual environment, such as VM Ware, Virtual Box, or Hyper-V.
Experience with and understanding of malware research tools involved in static and dynamic analysis, as well as core aspects of a threat research & response team.
Experience using various operating systems.
Linux, MacOS, and Android are strongly preferred.
Ability to research and classify malicious domains and I Ps.
Good experience with programming languages such as Python, C/C++, and Assembly.
Ability and passion to stay up to date with the latest threat landscape changes and collaborate with other researchers, coordinators, as well as developers.
Highly developed sense of integrity and demonstrated passion for excellence with respect to treating and caring for customers.
Creative thinking and problem-solving, with a positive and motivated approach.
Excellent communication skills and collaborative attitude.
Benefits and Perks: An opportunity to do something great for yourself and the world A great work environment that supports growth, development, and most importantly having fun! Competitive compensation, and benefits packages, including medical and sports coverage Employee Referral Bonus Program Wellness programs Stocked kitchens with drinks, snacks, fruit, and lunch options Parking available Applicants must possess the legal right to reside and work in Italy in order to be considered for this position.