Malware Researcher

Who you are

• At Darktrace, we're looking for a curious and driven Threat Research Analyst to join our Malware Team
• This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a strong technical foundation and a passion for cyber threat research and data science
• We're looking for someone who enjoys investigating complex cyber threats, turning data into actionable intelligence, and sharing their findings with others. You'll have a strong technical foundation, excellent analytical skills, and a genuine passion for understanding adversary behaviour and the evolving threat landscape
• A background in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field
• Understanding of operating systems, networking concepts, system internals, and security fundamentals
• Experience with programming or scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or C/C++
• Experience analysing structured and unstructured datasets to generate meaningful insights
• Familiarity with malware analysis, threat intelligence, digital forensics, or reverse engineering techniques
• Strong understanding of modern cyber threats, malware trends, and attacker methodologies
• Malware analysis and reverse engineering
• Applying data science techniques to cybersecurity challenges
• Threat intelligence, detection engineering, or security analytics
• Knowledge of query languages and security tooling
• Research publications, blog writing, conference presentations, or open-source contributions

What the job involves

• You'll investigate emerging threats, uncover insights from complex datasets, and help shape how we detect and respond to evolving attacker techniques
• Conducting in-depth analysis of cyber threats, malware, and adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
• Proactively hunting for emerging threats and identifying new attack trends
• Producing high-quality threat intelligence reports, blogs, and research publications
• Developing data-driven methodologies to support threat hunting and intelligence production
• Presenting research findings internally and externally, including at conferences and industry events
• Developing and refining threat detections based on research outcomes
• Using data visualisation and analytical techniques to support investigations and communicate findings effectively
• Collaborating with security researchers, analysts, and product teams to strengthen Darktrace's threat intelligence capabilities

Benefits

• 23 days paid holiday plus UK bank holidays, increasing to 25 days after two years’ service
• Additional birthday day off
• Salary Sacrifice pension scheme with 4% employer contribution and minimum 5% employee contribution
• Optional BUPA private medical insurance for you and your immediate family
• Life assurance with a benefit of 4x your annual basic salary
• Employee Assistance Programme offering both on-line and telephone support and resources to you and your family
• Cycle to work scheme
• Active social and charity initiatives including our matched charitable giving scheme and employee recognition scheme