Security Engineer – Vulnerability Research & Threat Intelligence

About the role

Join NIKSUN as a Security Engineer focused on vulnerability, exploit and malware research. You will create detection signatures, develop threat intelligence content, and demonstrate security features of our network protection solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Research vulnerabilities, exploits and malware, producing signatures and alarm specifications.
• Conduct threat‑intelligence research to enrich detection capabilities.
• Test security modules of NIKSUN products, including IDS, anomaly detection, blacklists and threat‑intelligence components.
• Prepare demo scripts to showcase security features to customers and partners.

Required profile

• 2‑5 years of professional experience in network security.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.
• Relevant certifications are a plus (e.g., Security+, SSCP, GIAC, CISSP).

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of network protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, OSI layers) and security concepts (IDS/IPS, firewalls, encryption).
• Experience with open‑source packet tools such as Snort, Tcpdump and Wireshark.
• Proficiency with Windows and UNIX operating systems.
• Shell scripting experience (sh, bash, csh).
• Packet‑level analysis and IDS rule writing.
• Familiarity with source‑code control systems (Gitlab, CVS, SVN).
• Programming experience in Python and/or C/C++.
• Use of Windows Office365 applications.