Security Analyst, Censys

• 5+ years of experience in Information Security and/or Threat Intelligence
• Strong technical background in computer security, including experience conducting threat analysis research
• The skills and aptitude to distill complete data into clear reports and formats
• 3+ years experience with internet scanning and analysis tools such as ZMAP, NMAP, TCPDUMP
• Operational knowledge of networking fundamentals (e.g., DNS, BGP, TCP/IP, IPv4/6)
• Familiarity with analytic tradecraft, intelligence analysis, and writing techniques and methodologies specific to threat analysis
• Strong background in conducting data analysis using SQL and Python
• Excellent written and verbal communication; unwavering attention to detail and ability to convey complex technical and non-technical concepts
• You thrive in chaos, seeing patterns where others see noise. Your playground is data, and you excel at sculpting it into actionable intelligence
• You consider yourself a maestro of data manipulation
• You're not afraid to ask the tough questions – and you always find the right ones

Desirable

• As a Security Analyst detailed to our Rapid Response function, you’ll play a pivotal role in protecting our customers by tracking the impact of vulnerabilities on the internet
• Working hybrid on-site, in one of our four locations, you’ll dive deep into our dataset to extract detailed information about host configurations and their associated vulnerabilities
• You’ll leverage your technical skills to write custom fingerprints that identify software families and their corresponding vulnerabilities
• Subsequent blog posts on topical events will demonstrate your ability to translate a complex security event into something that is easy to understand and consumable by a non-technical audience
• Additionally, you’ll be working alongside a cutting-edge Research team whose main goal is to ensure that Censys maintains its position as the one place to understand everything on the Internet
• Conduct threat research across technical data sets fusing Censys provided data with third-party datasets
• Produce finished threat reports and provide technical support to briefings
• Work amongst a team of security researchers and data scientists who require cyber threat acumen to influence their data analysis and threat modeling needs
• Develop signatures to identify and track malicious actors or vulnerable Internet-connected infrastructure
• Stay abreast of developments within the cyber threat landscape and track key developments across a range of data sources
• Collaborate with Research, Product, and Engineering teams to ensure that Censys remains at the leading edge of Internet Intelligence