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| Country: | United States |
| State/Prov: | Maryland |
| City: | Columbia |
| Position | |
| Position/Title: | Security Researcher |
| Position Type: | Permanent F/T |
| Closing Date: | 2008-08-03 |
| Job Description: |
Sourcefire, Inc., the world leader in intrusion prevention, is transforming the way organizations manage and minimize network security risks with its 3D Approach - Discover, Determine, Defend - to securing real networks in real-time. The company's ground-breaking network defense system unifies intrusion and vulnerability management technologies to provide customers with the most effective network security available. Founded in 2001 by the creator of SnortB., Sourcefire is headquartered in Columbia, MD and has been significantly recognized for its ability to lead and innovate by customers, media, and industry analysts - with more than 16 awards and accolades since January 2005.B Most recently, the company was listed in the Leaders Quadrant of Gartner's "Magic Quadrant for Network Intrusion Prevention System Appliances" report and the Sourcefire 3D System was named "Best Security Solution" at the 2006 SC Magazine Awards. At work in leading Fortune 1000 and government agencies, the names Sourcefire and founder Martin Roesch have grown synonymous with innovation and intelligence in network security. Basic Purpose This role is primarily responsible for developing ClamAv signatures and other protection mechanisms for Sourcefire products based on information from public and private malware feeds. The researcher will work on a team of analysts that are responsible for rapidly developing the necessary protection methods to protect Sourcefire customers from emerging threats. Research analysts also work with a variety of automated analysis frameworks and tools for quickly determining the risks associated with potentially malicious executables and mail attachments. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Develop ClamAv signatures, and risk analysis reports for internal review and external customers Conduct malware analysis and risk assessments on public and private malware samples Develop comprehensive malware reports on the action taken by malicious code samples Work with automated analysis tools and frameworks to quickly determine the actions taken by malicious samples Debug false positive and false negatives in ClamAv signatures and other protection mechanisms |
| Job Requirements: |
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience Required Knowledge and Skills TCP/IP Networking experience Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills Experience performing software audits Ability to learn new skills and apply them in a rapidly changing, high pressure environment Work Conditions Works closely with software reverse engineers and develop tools and utilities to assist in reaching common goals quickly and efficiently. Moderate to high levels of stress may occur at times Fast paced and rapidly changing environment Extremely talented and experienced team members and mentors Please note that this position is located out of our Headquarters in Columbia, MD and we're willing to relocate for the right individual. |
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You can learn more information on Snort at http://www.snort.org Please apply online at our career center: http://hostedjobs.openhire.com/epostings/jobs/submit.cfm?fuseaction=dspjob&jobid=233758&company_id=15640&jobboardid=488 SourceFire is an Equal Opportunity Employer ****No Agencies Please***** |
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