Detection Engineer
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Detection Engineer responsible for malware analysis and detection logic development at Hunter Strategy. Support detection engineering, threat hunting, and incident response for enterprise environments.
Responsibilities:
- Perform static and dynamic malware analysis using tools such as Detect It Easy, System Informer, and API Monitor to build attack chains and support emulation development.
- Reverse engineer payloads and scripts to document execution behavior in detail.
- Write emulations in languages such as C++, PowerShell, C#, and others to emulate malware behavior identified during analysis.
- Develop detection logic based on emulations and malware analysis findings.
- Identify telemetry gaps in Sysmon, auditd, EDR, and other data sources to improve detection coverage.
- Produce high-quality technical reports with executive-level summaries of findings.
- Debug malware and emulations using tools such as x64dbg, WinDbg, or other debuggers.
- Analyze applications for vulnerabilities using reverse engineering and debugging tools.
- Correlate events across incidents and malware behaviors identified during malware analysis.
- Conduct hunt activities from a detection engineering perspective.
Requirements:
- Strong understanding of Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL).
- Proficiency in coding languages including C++, C#, Python, and Perl.
- Proficiency in scripting languages including PowerShell, JavaScript, and VBScript.
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals.
- Strong understanding of Windows and Linux internals.
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