Job Description

Acronis is revolutionizing cyber protection--providing natively integrated, all-in-one solutions that monitor, control, and protect the data that businesses and lives depend on. We are looking for a Senior Cybersecurity Researcher to join our mission to create a #CyberFit future and protect all data, applications and systems across any environment.
As Cybersecurity Researcher, being part of the global Threat Research Unit, you will be fighting against modern cyber threats and cybercriminals by dissecting complex campaigns, reverse engineering malicious content, and creating detection logic for Acronis products. As an expert in cyber threats, you will participate in the development of new threat detection technologies, including various automation and machine learning methods.
What You'll Do:

• Participate in design and implementation of detection capabilities of Acronis Security and EDR products.
• Analyse clean and malicious content: executables, scripts, various document formats, websites, memory dumps, vulnerabilities.
• Develop, support, and fine-tune threat detection logic and signatures.
• Conduct online research of the latest cyber threats and ensure those can be detected by existing in-house technologies.
• Contribute to sharing research results in blog posts and articles.
• Monitor automated detection pipelines to ensure high detection accuracy.
• Support scan engine and product development by participating in joint research projects.

What You Bring (Experience & Qualifications):

• Understanding of modern cyber-attack techniques, common types of malware, OS internals (primarily Windows, macOS and Linux is a plus), and network protocols.
• 5+ years experience in malware analysis (executables, scripts, document formats, exploits): static (e.g. IDA Pro, Ghidra), dynamic (e.g. x64dbg, OllyDBG), and behavioral (e.g. Cuckoo, CAPE).
• 3+ years experience with proactive Threat Hunting (using multiple EDR/XDR solutions).
• Network traffic analysis (Wireshark).
• Extensive experience working with threat intelligence tools and services: VirusTotal, Shodan, Censys, MISP (or similar feed collections), analysis with MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• 3+ years experience working for a well-established security vendor.
• Software development experience: Python, REST APIs, SQL, Regular expressions. C/C++ would be considered a plus.
• Flexibility and proven ability to learn new things and develop skills fast. Analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Unbeatable curiosity.
• Good reading and writing skills in English.

WHO WE ARE
Acronis is a global cyber protection company that provides natively integrated cybersecurity, data protection, and endpoint management for managed service providers (MSPs), small and medium businesses (SMBs), enterprise IT departments and home users. Our all-in-one solutions are highly efficient and designed to identify, prevent, detect, respond, remediate, and recover from modern cyberthreats with minimal downtime, ensuring data integrity and business continuity. We offer the most comprehensive security solution on the market for MSPs with our unique ability to meet the needs of diverse and distributed IT environments.
A Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis offers over twenty years of innovation with 15 offices worldwide and more than 1800 employees in 50+ countries. Acronis Cyber Protect is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by over 20,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses.
Our corporate culture is focused on making a positive impact on the lives of each employee and the communities we serve. Mutual trust, respect and belief that we can contribute to the world everyday are the cornerstones of our team. Each member of our "A-Team" plays an instrumental role in driving the success of our innovative and expanding business. We seek individuals who excel in dynamic, global environments and have a never give up attitude, contributing to our collective growth and impact.
Our Interview Practices
To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we're getting to know you--not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process.
Use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during live interviews may be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process and a full criminal, education and identification background check is required for all new hires.
Acronis is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
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