Network Analyst Cyber Security Protection

Company Description

 Interested in Cyber Security and looking to work on real-world threats?

Join Check Point's Network Security Research team, where you'll help develop protections that keep organizations around the world safe from emerging attacks. Our team researches new threats, analyzes network vulnerabilities, develops detection and prevention technologies, and delivers frequent security updates to customers worldwide.

This role combines hands-on security research, threat analysis, and product content development, offering the opportunity to work on a wide variety of technologies, attack techniques, and emerging trends—including the growing use of AI in Cyber Security.

Job Description

• Research, develop, and release network protections and security updates for Check Point's Network Security products.
•  Reproduce and analyze malicious attacks and campaigns to better understand threats and design effective mitigations.
• Investigate network protocols and identify new detection opportunities.
• Hunt for emerging threats using Check Point's cloud-scale data and develop new analysis techniques.
• Explore how Generative AI and LLMs can improve threat research, detection, and security analysis.
• Share research findings through technical blog posts and other internal and external publications.
• Collaborate closely with researchers and developers to bring new protections from research into production.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. / B.A. in Computer Science or another technical discipline.
• 4+ years of experience in Network Security Research, Threat Research, or a similar Cyber Security role.
• Great understanding of networking concepts and common protocols (TCP, UDP, HTTP, DNS, SMB, FTP, etc.)- Must
• Familiarity with common network attacks and vulnerabilities, including DDoS, brute force, spoofing, injection attacks, and insecure deserialization- Must
• Understanding of the OSI model.
• Experience with Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), or AI-assisted security analysis tools, and an interest in applying AI to Cyber Security research.
• Strong technical and analytical skills.
• Self-motivated, curious, and eager to learn.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, collaborative environment.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Nice to Have

• Understanding of malware behavior, C&C communication, phishing, drive-by attacks, and network scanning techniques.
• Hands-on experience with IPS/IDS technologies, signature development, threat detection, or network traffic analysis.