Threat Researcher

Job Title : Threat Researcher

Location : Hyderabad / Remote

Experience Required : 5+ years of relevant experience

Shift : Morning or Afternoon Shift

About the Role :

We are looking for an experienced Threat Researcher to join our cyber security team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Cyber Threat Research, Detection Engineering, and EDR rule writing. You will be responsible for identifying emerging threats, analysing malicious activity, writing high-quality detection rules, and contributing to proactive threat-hunting initiatives.

Responsibilities :

Threat Research & Detection :

- Analyze threat actor techniques, behaviors, and campaigns using MITRE ATT&CK framework.

- Develop high-quality EDR detection rules based on observed threat behaviors.

- Create threat profiles and provide intelligence-driven recommendations.

Malware & Traffic Analysis :

- Analyze network traffic (PCAPs) to identify malicious patterns, C2 activity, or indicators of compromise (IOCs).

- Write YARA rules for malware identification (good to have).

Threat Hunting :

- Identify gaps in current detection logic and recommend improvements.

Content & Documentation :

- Document detection logic, hypotheses, and threat-hunting methodologies.

Cross-Team Collaboration :

- Share intelligence insights and support detection tuning.

- Act as a proactive team player contributing to overall security posture.

Required Skills & Experience :

Must Have :

- OR experience writing 50+ EDR detection rules (mandatory benchmark).

Strong knowledge of :

- Threat hunting methodologies

- Crime ware, ransom ware, and extortion threats

- MITRE ATT&CK framework

- Malware behavior analysis (static/dynamic)

- Network traffic analysis (PCAP, Wire shark)