Cyber Security Analyst

Zafran is actively looking for an experienced Cyber Security Analyst to our dynamic cybersecurity startup. We are looking for an individual who thrives on unraveling the intricacies of computing environments and attackers' techniques, ultimately providing our customers with cutting-edge tools to elevate their security posture. This role involves conducting both low-level and high-level research on security vulnerabilities, security tools, and the intersection of the two, leveraging various telemetries.

About Zafran:

Our Mission: To stop the exploitation of vulnerabilities, everywhere.

What makes us different: Zafran de-risks 90% of critical vulnerabilities overnight across your hybrid environment, leveraging Agentic Capabilities and your existing security tools to rapidly mitigate and remediate the 10% most likely to be exploited.

Who’s behind us: Zafran is backed by Menlo Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts, and a deep belief that cybersecurity should move as fast as attackers do. We’re one of the fastest-growing companies in the industry, scaling to meet demand from the world’s most advanced, security-obsessed organizations.

We’re serious about our mission- so expect work that matters, teammates who challenge and inspire you, and plenty of fun along the way!

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of our existing detection engine.
• Design and implement new features within our detection and correlation engine to address emerging cyber threats.
• Conduct in-depth research on threats and vulnerabilities. Utilize this knowledge to innovate and develop cutting-edge security solutions.
• Utilize research insights to innovate and develop cutting-edge security solutions with a focus on security controls and the way they mitigate risk.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with a proven track record in Research analysis, threat detection engineering, or threat hunting.
• 3+ years of experience in industry cyber-security research
• Ability to collect, process, analyze, and interpret large datasets to derive actionable insights, particularly within the realm of protocol research.
• Proficiency in programming/scripting languages relevant to protocol analysis.
• Experience with network/security-related data analysis.
• Strong team player with excellent collaboration skills.
• Experience in managing multi-departmental interactions with cybersecurity professionals, engineering teams, and product managers.
• Proficiency in SQL and TCP/IP network fundamentals.

Experience with the following is a plus:

• Extensive experience in GO/ Python programming languages