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Security Researcher
Must-Have Skills
5+ years of experience as a Cybersecurity Researcher (supply-chain attacks, malware analysis)
Familiarity with open-source registry ecosystems (npm, PyPI, Maven) and their respective attack surfaces
Proven ability to ship software in a production environment
Strong understanding of the SDLC and modern CI/CD pipelines
Comfortable leveraging AI tools to optimize research and development processes
Proactive and independent mindset, with the ability to take full ownership of projects
Nice to Have
Active contributions to open-source security tools or research projects
Hands-on experience with decompilers, debuggers, and network traffic analysis
Advanced malware analysis experience (obfuscation, encryption, anti-analysis, and sandbox-evasion techniques)
Web application penetration testing experience
Published CVEs, coordinated disclosures, writeups, blogs, or research papers
Experience public speaking at major industry conferences (e.g., Black Hat, DEFCON, RSAC)
A genuine passion for cybersecurity, open-source communities, and solving complex ecosystem threats