Cybersecurity Research Engineer

About the role

The Cybersecurity Programme Centre is looking for innovative engineers and developers to join its team. The role centres on researching and analysing operating systems and malware, and building security testing frameworks.

Key responsibilities

• Research the architecture of Windows, Linux, iOS and Android operating systems (kernel and subsystems) and how they could be exploited by malware
• Analyse and reverse engineer emerging malware defence technologies and validate their effectiveness against enterprise servers, computers, mobile devices and network communications
• Perform information security assessments through code audit, black box testing, reverse engineering, proof-of-concept simulations and malware analysis
• Develop and maintain a security testing framework, and create new techniques and tools to improve it

Required profile

• Tertiary qualification in Infocomm Security, Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics or a related field
• Experience with cryptography, network security, application security and/or machine learning

Required skills

• High proficiency in C++, Java, C# and/or Python, data structures, algorithms and software engineering methodologies
• Familiarity with Windows, Android and/or Linux operating systems
• Knowledge of Assembly is an advantage

Candidates will receive a comprehensive training and development programme to prepare them for the role.