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Aqua Security is seeking an exceptional Senior Security Researcher to join its world-class security research organization. This role focuses on deep technical research in cloud-native security, working alongside other researchers to transform advanced offensive insights into scalable defensive capabilities.
Key responsibilities include:
• Research and analyze sophisticated attack techniques targeting Linux-based cloud-native systems, including Kubernetes, containers, and serverless environments
• Reverse engineer Linux malware families to extract behavioral patterns, execution flows, and persistence mechanisms
• Study real-world threat actor techniques and translate findings into actionable detection, prevention, and hardening strategies
• Design and prototype advanced detection logic and observability mechanisms, including kernel- and runtime-level approaches such as eBPF
• Influence Aqua's security strategy by turning research insights into capabilities that protect large-scale production environments
• Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to ensure research outcomes are impactful and scalable
The ideal candidate brings depth and excellence in cybersecurity research with demonstrated expertise in cloud-native security domains. This is a technical individual contributor role requiring strong reverse engineering skills, understanding of Linux internals, and the ability to bridge research findings with practical product implementation.
