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Senior Cybersecurity Engineer and Security Researcher

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HybridFull-timeSecurity ResearchCybersecurityEnterprise Software

A funded cybersecurity company is hiring a senior professional for a hybrid role combining security research, offensive and defensive innovation, and backend platform development. The position is based in Tel Aviv and reports to the VP of R&D.

Responsibilities

  • Investigate complex network topologies and model, simulate, and map adversarial attack paths across large enterprise networks
  • Reverse engineer enterprise network and security devices, including firewalls, routers, VPN gateways, and cloud switches
  • Design and develop high-performance backend microservices and core platform logic
  • Translate security research into production platform features
  • Work directly with enterprise clients to understand architectural challenges and tailor technical mitigations
  • Advance offensive and defensive security research with cybersecurity engineers and researchers

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of hands-on experience as a cybersecurity engineer or security researcher
  • Deep expertise in networking and network security, including routing protocols, packet analysis, network architectures, and traffic inspection
  • Background in an elite IDF technological or cyber intelligence unit, such as Talpiot, 8200, 81, or Matzov
  • Strong programming and backend development skills in Python, Go, or C++

Nice to have

  • Experience with reverse engineering, vulnerability discovery, or binary analysis
  • Understanding of AWS, Azure, or GCP and hybrid network configurations
  • Strong communication and technical presentation skills for enterprise engineering audiences

Benefits

  • Hybrid work with one day per week from home
  • Centrally located Tel Aviv office near a train station

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