Fortinet Windows Security Research Team Lead 

Israel, Tel Aviv District 

133274945

ollaborate closely with our research and development teams to enhance our FortiEDR Windows endpoint solution, ensuring that it offers robust protection against emerging cyber threats while running the Windows low-level security research team and the group of talented researchers who are part of it. This includes conducting in-depth investigations of real-world attacks that specifically target Windows systems; developing comprehensive proof of concepts (POCs) for a variety of exploits and malware; creating POCs for effective defense mechanisms against these threats; and you will be responsible for meticulously recreating and analyzing security issues and bugs to fortify our defense systems and ensure a proactive approach to cybersecurity.

Requirements:

• 2+ years of research or development team management
• 5+ years of low-level security research experience (malware research and/or exploit development)
• Creative thinker, team player, and a people person
• Extensive in-depth knowledge of Windows OS internals, both user and kernel
• Good understanding of attack methods, tools, and techniques
• Experience with C/C++ (Win32) in Windows
• Experience with Python
• Experience in reverse engineering – static, dynamic, and assembly
• Familiarity with network protocols
• Proven experience in running end-to-end research POCs from ideas to customer solutions, including the design, execution, analysis, and conclusions of your research
• Experience in running projects and working in collaboration with other teams
• Experience with EDR/XDR/AV product RND – advantage
• Knowledge of Linux or macOS internals – advantage
• Familiarity with Elastic Stack or databases – an advantage