Acronis is revolutionizing cyber protection—providing natively integrated, all-in-one solutions that monitor, control, and protect the data that businesses and lives depend on. We are looking for a TRU Researcher to join our mission to create a #CyberFit future and protect all data, applications and systems across any environment.We are seeking a skilled and driven Threat Researcher to join Acronis’ Threat Research Unit. This exciting opportunity offers you the chance to play a key role in proactively defending Acronis customers against evolving cyber threats. As part of our expert team, you will engage in cutting-edge research and collaborate on high-profile security incidents.
What You’ll Do
- Conduct in-depth research and actively hunt for both emerging and existing cyber threats, attack techniques, and malware.
- Generate original research leads through exploratory data analysis, pivoting on indicators, and investigating anomalous or low-prevalence activity patterns.
- Develop automation tools to gather malware and threat intelligence data from diverse sources such as product telemetry, the Dark Web, and honeypots. Manage and populate threat intelligence databases with the data collected.
- Track and attribute emerging TTPs and campaigns across malware families, threat actors, and regions.
- Perform reverse engineering of malware and identify novel obfuscation, packer, and C2 techniques to enrich intelligence feeds and produce unique detection content.
- Lead the production of actionable threat intelligence tailored to internal detection teams, external partners, and public-facing reports.
- Maintain, expand, and enrich Acronis’ internal threat intelligence platforms and hunting capabilities, including malware collection pipelines, dark web scrapers, and honeypot networks.
- Represent Acronis in the threat intelligence community: publish cutting-edge research, participate in coordinated disclosures, and present findings at leading industry conferences.
What You Bring
- A minimum of 3 years experience in threat intelligence, threat hunting, or malware research roles with demonstrable hands-on investigations.
- In-depth understanding of the threat landscape, MITRE ATT&CK, malware TTP tracking, and actor profiling.
- Proficiency in static and dynamic malware analysis, as well as reverse engineering using tools such as IDA Pro and Ghidra.
- Solid knowledge of the TCP/IP network stack, with experience using network analysis tools like Suricata, Zeek, and Wireshark.
- Strong understanding of Windows and Linux operating systems, including their architecture and internals.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking abilities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Proficiency in English.
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on experience developing custom threat hunting or enrichment tools in Python, Go, or similar languages.
- Experience discovering new malware variants or infrastructure through passive DNS, WHOIS, TLS certificate analysis, or OSINT.
- Working knowledge of Chinese languages is a plus.
Who We Are
Acronis is a global cyber protection company that provides natively integrated cybersecurity, data protection, and endpoint management for managed service providers (MSPs), small and medium businesses (SMBs), enterprise IT departments and home users. Our all-in-one solutions are highly efficient and designed to identify, prevent, detect, respond, remediate, and recover from modern cyberthreats with minimal downtime, ensuring data integrity and business continuity. We offer the most comprehensive security solution on the market for MSPs with our unique ability to meet the needs of diverse and distributed IT environments.A Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis offers over twenty years of innovation with 15 offices worldwide and more than 1800 employees in 50+ countries. Acronis Cyber Protect is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by over 20,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses.Our corporate culture is focused on making a positive impact on the lives of each employee and the communities we serve. Mutual trust, respect and belief that we can contribute to the world everyday are the cornerstones of our team. Each member of our “A-Team” plays an instrumental role in driving the success of our innovative and expanding business. We seek individuals who excel in dynamic, global environments and have a never give up attitude, contributing to our collective growth and impact.
Acronis is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
