Associate Security Researcher

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🇲🇾 Malaysia – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Trellix

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1001 - 5000 employees

🔒 Cybersecurity

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🏢 Enterprise

💰 $35M Venture Round on 2000-04

Cybersecurity • Artificial Intelligence • Enterprise

Trellix is a leading cybersecurity company that provides a comprehensive AI-powered security platform. It offers a wide range of products and services including endpoint security, data security, network security, threat intelligence, email security, and cloud security. With advanced threat detection and response capabilities, Trellix empowers security operations centers worldwide to efficiently manage and respond to cyber threats. The company is recognized by key industry analysts as a leader in extended detection and response (XDR) and network detection and response (NDR). Trellix also offers professional services, cybersecurity education, and manages detection and response (MDR) services, ensuring clients are well-protected and informed about the latest cybersecurity threats.

📋 Description

• Contribute to the design and development of automated security research and detection pipelines • Drive core automation functionality, threat ingestion workflows, and detection tooling from concept through production • Own pipeline features and components from initial design and development through testing, false-positive validation, automation, and ongoing operational health • Build, iterate on, and harden automated threat analysis and detection generation workflows • Perform automated sample triage and behavioral indicator extraction • Deploy detection rules across security engines • Ensure automated detection rules and pipeline services are delivered on time and to high quality standards • Implement pipeline resilience, scalability, and performance best practices across high-volume threat telemetry and sample processing systems • Build and maintain operational instrumentation, logging, and dashboards • Monitor pipeline throughput, detection efficacy, and system health

🎯 Requirements

• 0–2+ years of experience in Python or backend software development • Fresh graduates in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, or related fields are strongly encouraged to apply • Solid understanding of Linux and/or Windows operating system fundamentals and internals • Foundational understanding of cybersecurity concepts, malware behavior, common vulnerabilities (CVEs, OWASP), and threat analysis • Familiarity with threat detection mechanisms and rule formats such as YARA, Sigma, Snort, or behavioral signatures • Exposure to static/dynamic malware analysis, sandboxes such as Cuckoo/CAPE, or reverse engineering tools such as Ghidra and IDA through coursework or CTFs • Excellent development and debugging skills in Python, Go, or C++ • Strong grasp of data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns • CI/CD pipeline experience with Git, GitHub Actions, or equivalent • Strong written communication for technical documentation and async collaboration • Hands-on experimentation with Large Language Models (LLMs) and agentic workflows • SQL / relational databases such as Postgres or MySQL • Familiarity with cloud services such as AWS or GCP • Familiarity with logging, telemetry, and monitoring tools • Passion for threat intelligence, automated detection engineering, and scaling security research through software • Excellent communication and collaboration skills across engineering, product, and security research teams • Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to engineering and research stakeholders • Strong analytical mindset, high coachability, and curiosity for solving complex security challenges through code

🏖️ Benefits

• Retirement Plans • Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage • Paid Time Off • Paid Parental Leave • Support for Community Involvement • Flexible work hours • Family-friendly benefits • Social programs

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