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The Malware Research Analyst I will support the effort to improve the effectiveness of SiteLock's SMART file scan, webpage scan, Database and vulnerability scan, by analyzing and processing the malware signature queues to ensure suspicious code is marked accurately and new signature and heuristic data are incorporated into the product in a timely manner as well as creating rules to maintain up to date vulnerability detection. This Analyst reviews large amounts of code, making determinations about the intent of the code from injected snippets to full files and categorize the code on daily basis.

This is a full-time and in-office position, working 3 days a week at our Ottawa Office, reporting to our Senior Manager of Web Security Research.

Here are the core functions, responsibilities, and expectations for this role:

The Malware Analyst takes a proactive approach to identifying security risks to our customers. Responsibilities for this position include:

• Decode, determine intent and categorize suspicious and malicious code.
• Create and deploy code snippets to catch suspicious files.
• Deploy signatures in a timely, coordinated manner.
• Research sources of infections to identify additional indicators of compromise.
• Clean sites infections of SEO spam.
• Submit new malicious sites and code to the signature queue.
• Escalate Marking issues to Sr agents.
• Marking BINSIG/Front End Queue FP.
• Monitor Research Chat Teams Channel.
• Work and respond to CRM tickets and Teams Chats submitted to the Research team.
• Research sources of infections to identify additional indicators of compromise.
• Stay abreast of the latest web, WordPress, and general security-related developments.
• Other duties as assigned and related to the nature of this role and company initiatives.

Education:

• A bachelor's degree or relevant years of working experience in related fields is required. An advanced degree in related fields is strongly preferred.
• Relevant certifications (e.g. CySA+, Security+, or equivalent) are strongly preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum 4+ years of experience and/or training pertaining to Internet security, or equivalent combination of education and experience is strongly preferred.
• Minimum 1+ year of experience with Python, Perl, ASP, .NET, C, or other programming languages is required.
• Minimum 1+ year of experience with the Linux command line.
• Prior Malware analysis experience is strongly preferred.

Ideal Candidate Profiles, Talents, and Desired Qualifications:

• Demonstrated understanding of regular expressions (PCRE).
• Demonstrated understanding of programming and server-side scripting.
• Demonstrated proficiency in PHP and JavaScript.
• Ability to work without supervision, and to make appropriate decisions.
• Ability to process work with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Ability to work well in a team environment, with both local and remote coworkers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Global team. Global reach. Global impact.
At Sectigo, we believe doing good is good business. Our strength and our success come from our team of passionate, engaged individuals who make a difference, both locally and globally. Our commitment to engagement is rooted in an unconditionally inclusive workforce, embodying our unique perspectives, heritages, and backgrounds, all as diverse as the experiences of each Sectigo employee. Importantly, we strive to be recognized not only as the CLM leader but also for our intentional efforts to promote employees into the roles that most challenge and excite them, into experiences that allow them to grow their interests as we grow the business. We are committed to bringing a little bit of fun and a whole lot of happiness into everything we do so that our work – and our team members – reflect the positive outcomes we deliver to our customers every day.