Malware Researcher (Remote)
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About the Position
Malware Researcher (Remote)
About Us
Cracken is an applied AI lab building the world’s first full kill chain proactive cyber platform. Built by cyber warfare-experienced operators and AI researchers, Cracken keeps digital infrastructure resilient so businesses and societies operate.
We are expanding globally and seeking a talented Malware Researcher to strengthen our threat intelligence capabilities and enhance our AI Agent's understanding of the evolving malware landscape.
Responsibilities
Malware Research & Analysis:
- Perform static and dynamic analysis of malware samples ranging from commodity threats to sophisticated APT campaigns
- Conduct reverse engineering of malicious binaries, scripts, and documents using industry-standard tools
- Research emerging malware families, attack techniques, and evasion mechanisms (including polymorphic malware)
- Track threat actor TTPs and map findings to frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK
Detection & Automation:
- Build AI-based automation tools and pipelines for large-scale malware processing and analysis
AI Integration & Research:
- Collaborate with AI engineers to integrate malware intelligence into Cracken's agentic framework
- Help develop automated malware analysis capabilities within our AI Agent
Intelligence Production:
- Produce comprehensive technical reports and threat assessments
- Be active in the offensive AI community, sharing insights and staying ahead of adversarial techniques
- Present findings to internal stakeholders and contribute to product development
- Monitor threat landscape trends and provide strategic threat intelligence insights
Requirements
Technical Expertise:
- 5+ years of experience in malware analysis, reverse engineering, or threat research
- Knowledge of programming languages (C/C++)
- Understanding of various operating systems internals (Windows, Linux, macOS, etc.), file systems, processes
- Mobile malware analysis experience
- Experience with virtualization and sandboxing environments for dynamic analysis
Security Knowledge:
- Solid understanding of malware techniques: persistence mechanisms, polymorphic malware, C2 communications, evasion tactics
- Knowledge of cryptographic algorithms commonly used by malware
Nice to Have:
- Experience with agentic AI in cybersecurity
- OSINT and dark web research capabilities
We Offer
- Ownership over a core cybersecurity product
- Direct collaboration with founders and elite cyber operators
- High autonomy and real impact on product direction
- Fully remote & flexible work setup
- Competitive compensation
About the Company
Cracken is an applied AI lab building the world’s first full kill chain proactive cyber platform. Built by cyber warfare-experienced operators and AI researchers, Cracken keeps digital infrastructure resilient so businesses and societies operate.
We are expanding globally and seeking a talented Malware Researcher to strengthen our threat intelligence capabilities and enhance our AI Agent's understanding of the evolving malware landscape.
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Cracken is a fast-growing Silicon Valley-based startup built by elite nation-state and commercial operators who defended critical cyber infrastructure during the war in Ukraine, researched AI and cybersecurity at MIT and Kyiv Polytechnic, and led teams at Apple, Google, Palo Alto Networks, HackerOne, DIU, Comcast, HP, and more.We tame Cracken, an AI Agent for Cybersecurity with human-in-the-loop. Our flagship product, is an agentic AI copilot drastically scaling cyber assessments for enterprises and governments.