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Lead Mobile Threat Researcher/Engineer

Posted Feb 17 (241 days ago) · Last updated Oct 16

Key facts

Senior/lead security researcher for HarmonyOS apps in Helsinki; on-site, full-time contractor.

How this salary compares

Estimated €2,720 - €3,18917% below this company
This salary is competitive with the market medianBased on 4,439 job postings
Monthly salary comparison for Lead Mobile Threat Researcher/Engineer
MarketLower bound (25th percentile)MedianUpper bound (75th percentile)
this company€2,400 per month€2,955 per month€4,000 per month
This offer€2,720 per month€2,955 per month€3,189 per month

Estimated from 4,439 comparable listings

Est. take-home €2,195 - €2,486

Where and how
HelsinkiOnsiteSenior
Languages required
English
Education
Bachelor
Experience
5 years experience

Original job ad

As published by Huawei Technologies Oy

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Huawei Consumer Business Group is the leader in the all-scenario AI life. It covers smartphones, PC and tablets, wearables, mobile broadband devices, family devices, and device cloud services. Huawei Consumer Business Group is dedicated to delivering the latest technologies to consumers and sharing the happiness of technological advances with more people around the world. We believe in creating safe, privacy-friendly, and high-quality products with great user experiences for our consumers. In Cloud Content Security Lab, we are seeking a highly motivated expert at senior or lead level that specializes in application security analysis for HarmonyOS AppGallery with extensive experience in Android or iOS application analysis. In this role, you will conduct security assessments, vulnerability analysis, and malicious behavior research for HarmonyOS applications. Using your deep expertise in Android or iOS application analysis, which spans over five years, you will build a robust security framework for HarmonyOS applications, ensure applications operate securely and stable in HarmonyOS ecosystem. You, in collaboration with our research partner, will be at the forefront of pushing the boundaries of AI-driven malware detection and analysis, developing cutting-edge techniques to enhance the security of our HarmonyOS applications. You will collaborate with a talented team of researchers, security engineers, and product manager to achieve the goal.

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About the role

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Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Security, or related fields, with more than 5+ years of experience in Android or iOS application security analysis, reverse engineering, threat hunting and analysis, and related work.
  • Proficient in the security mechanisms, architectures, and common vulnerability principles of Android and iOS applications, familiar with application reverse engineering, and other technologies.
  • Deep understanding of malicious behavior patterns in the application security industry, such as malicious code infection, data theft, remote control, etc., with strong malicious sample analysis capabilities.
  • Proficient in at least one mainstream security analysis tool or platform, such as JEB, JADX, IDA Pro, Ghidra, Frida, Burp Suite, etc., with some software development capabilities (e.g., Python, Java).
  • Experience in applying machine learning and deep learning to cybersecurity challenges, specifically in malware detection and analysis. Proficient in Python and experience with deep learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch).
  • Good communication skills, team collaboration spirit, and problem-solving abilities, self-driven, responsible, with “can-do” attitude and good work ethics, strong learning ability, and innovative thinking.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the security testing and evaluation of HarmonyOS applications, utilizing advanced industry or state-of-the-art technologies and methods to identify security vulnerabilities, risk points, and potential threats within the applications.
  • Based on a deep understanding of malicious behavior patterns in the mobile application security industry and in collaboration with external research partners, conduct in-depth research on the malicious attack methods, behavioral characteristics, and evolutionary trends faced by Android or iOS applications, and establish corresponding malicious behavior analysis models and detection solutions.
  • Conduct in-depth analysis of detected security issues, write detailed security analysis reports, propose and develop practical recovery and security reinforcement solutions, and track the rectification progress.
  • Keep track of the latest technological developments, vulnerability information, and security incidents in the mobile application system and security field, and provide timely warnings and response strategies for the company.
  • Collaborate with team members to conduct HarmonyOS application security attack and defense drills, enhancing the team's security protection capabilities and emergency response capabilities.

Skills & technologies

JEBJADXIDa ProGhidraFridaBurp SuitePythonJavaJava

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