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| Country: | United States |
| State/Prov: | Maryland |
| City: | Columbia |
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| Position/Title: | Security Researcher |
| Position Type: | Permanent F/T |
| Closing Date: | 2008-08-03 |
| Job Description: |
Sourcefire, Inc., the world leader in intrusion prevention, is transforming the way organizations manage and minimize network security risks with its 3D Approach - Discover, Determine, Defend - to securing real networks in real-time. The company's ground-breaking network defense system unifies intrusion and vulnerability management technologies to provide customers with the most effective network security available. Founded in 2001 by the creator of SnortB., Sourcefire is headquartered in Columbia, MD and has been significantly recognized for its ability to lead and innovate by customers, media, and industry analysts - with more than 16 awards and accolades since January 2005.B Most recently, the company was listed in the Leaders Quadrant of Gartner's "Magic Quadrant for Network Intrusion Prevention System Appliances" report and the Sourcefire 3D System was named "Best Security Solution" at the 2006 SC Magazine Awards. At work in leading Fortune 1000 and government agencies, the names Sourcefire and founder Martin Roesch have grown synonymous with innovation and intelligence in network security. Basic Purpose This role is primarily responsible for conducting binary analysis and vulnerability analysis of closed source applications. Additionally the researcher will be responsible for locating new vulnerabilities in both open source and closed source applications. The researcher will work on a team of highly motivated reverse engineers and will be responsible for quickly disassembling and locating vulnerabilities in binary patches, custom applications, and embedded applications. The resulting research will be recorded and used to produce exploits, detection mechanisms for Sourcefire products, and detailed risk assessments. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Reverse engineering of binary patches and closed source applicationsSource code auditsDevelopment of new protection mechanisms and contentMalware analysisDiscover new vulnerabilities |
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Essential Education, Skill and Environment: Education and Work Experience 3+ Years experience conducting code audits 3+ Years experience reversing binary applications, patches, or malware Bachelor in Computer Science or equivalent experience Required Knowledge and Skills Experience with WinDbg, OllyDbg, GDB, or similar debugger Experience with IDA Pro and BinDiff, SoftIce, WinDasm, or similar disassembler Experience auditing C, Perl, Python, and Ruby Experience reading and debugging assembly Preferred Knowledge and Skills Experience with Snort & other network security tools Experience with network services and applications Experience with open or closed source fuzzing or fault injection frameworks Experience with Snort or other Intrusion Detection/Prevention System Work Conditions Works closely with software reverse engineers and research analysts to quickly develop snort rules and other protection mechanisms Moderate to high levels of stress may occur at times Fast paced and rapidly changing environment Extremely talented and experienced team members and mentors No special physical requirements This position is located at our Headquarters in Columbia, MD and we're willing to relocate for the right individuals. |
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You can learn more information on Snort at www.snort.org Please apply online at our career center: http://hostedjobs.openhire.com/epostings/jobs/submit.cfm?fuseaction=dspjob&jobid=140893&company_id=15640&jobboardid=488 SourceFire is an Equal Opportunity Employer ****No Agencies Please***** |
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