Hiring: Principal Researcher, Botnet & DDoS Threats Company: A10 Networks, Inc Location: San Francisco Bay Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:46:34 Target Skills & Keywords : Android, Assembly, DDoS, Linux, Python, macOS About the job Required Skills: •Reverse engineer IoT botnet malware families (Mirai lineage, Go-based L7 flooders, multi-architecture binaries) to understand attack behavior at the implementation and network level. You will reconstruct command structures, decode obfuscation, recover control flows from stripped binaries, and build precise models of how attacks manifest on the wire •Perform dynamic malware analysis in sandboxed and purpose-built lab environments to validate static analysis and observe runtime behavior •Design and contribute to novel detection and mitigation approaches based on malware internals and traffic behavior •Partner cross-functionally with AI/ML teams to integrate automated analysis into research workflows. This is not passive tool usage—you will actively shape how automation is applied to real malware analysis problems •Partner with product engineering to translate research into shipped detection capabilities •Lead external-facing research: threat reports, technical blogs, and conference presentations. At principal level, you own the narrative and direction of research output •Engage directly with customers in post-incident analysis, architectural guidance, and strategic threat briefings—clearly explaining both attacker behavior and defensive actions •Work alongside senior researchers focused on IoT botnets and large-scale DDoS systems, contributing to and benefiting from a deeply technical peer environment Qualifications: •Exposure to malware source code •Ghidra (headless + GUI), Capstone, GoReSym •Any.run, Joe Sandbox, Cuckoo (or equivalent) Compensation: •$200,000 - $215,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!