UpGuards mission is to protect the worlds data. We obsessively seek out elegant robust ways to enable our customers to find acknowledge and remediate cyber risk. With UpGuard organizations leverage our security expertise and software to automate what was once laborious spreadsheetdriven processeswhether its monitoring the attack surface of hundreds of vendors or assessing the security of their own infrastructure. UpGuard is used by some of the worlds largest fastestgrowing and most innovative companies.
Our Product team at UpGuard comprises of our Product Management Product Support Engineering Design Data Leaks Detection and Third Party Risk Management Services. Our Product teams vision is to become the leader in the Cyber VRM category by providing a bestinclass SaaS platform for organizations to manage their thirdparty risk and external attack surface. Our purpose as a Product team is simply to build a product that enables this. We aim to build a product that users love and come to rely on and one that regularly and consistently improves.
Where does this role fit in
As a Threat Analyst at UpGuard you will be an integral member of our Threat Scanning Team which specializes in identifying analyzing and mitigating emerging threats. Youll work with a collaborative group of analysts and developers leveraging homegrown OSINT tools as well as designing and implementing new ones. Your efforts will directly enhance UpGuards threat intelligence capabilities contributing to the development of our cuttingedge tools and methodologies.
What will you do
Analyze Data Leaks: Process and assess incoming data feeds to identify whether customers have been impacted by data leaks.
Contribute to Threat Intelligence Feeds: Enhance UpGuards proprietary threat intelligence feeds by researching and integrating new findings.
Develop Vulnerability Detections: Build new product and vulnerability detections by reverseengineering applications analyzing vulnerability disclosures and creating robust detection methodologies.
Conduct Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Security Research: Focus heavily on identifying analyzing and interpreting opensource intelligence across the open deep and dark web to identify risks and vulnerabilities.
What will you bring
Expertise in Open Source Intelligence: Strong understanding of OSINT methodologies with a focus on the open deep and dark web.
Understanding of Software Development: Solid grasp of software development processes to deconstruct and interpret vulnerability disclosures effectively.
CrossTeam Collaboration: Excellent communication skills to work with the Customer Success & Support teams explaining capabilities and resolving customer issues.
Independence and Initiative: A selfstarter attitude with the ability to take ownership of tasks and drive them to completion independently or collaboratively.
Technical Skills in Scripting: Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python with the ability to learn and adapt to new programming languages as needed.
What will give you an edge
Proven Expertise: Demonstrated experience through OSINTfocused tools or projects youve built or contributed to.
Background in Security Research or Development: Prior experience in security research penetration testing or software development.
Ability to Communicate Across Audiences: The capability to bridge technical insights with nontechnical stakeholders to ensure alignment and understanding.
Whats in it for you
Monthly Lifestyle subsidy: use this for financial physical and mental wellbeing.
WFH setup allowance: to ensure you have the right environment to work in we will help you get set up within your first 3 months at UpGuard.
Generous Compensation: The base salary for this role is $120000. Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location level jobrelated knowledge skills and experience.
$1500 USD annual Learning & Development allowance: to support your career development all team members will be able to expense development opportunities against this allowance.
Generous Annual Leave/PTO allowances: time to recharge your batteries.
18 weeks paid Parental Leave: irrespective of parenting role.
Personal Leave allowance: this includes sick & carers leave.
Fully remote working environment: while we have physical offices in Sydney & Hobart we do not mandate compulsory attendance.
Topspec hardware: all team members will be provided with topspec laptops for their roles.
Personal device security & online privacy protection subsidy: UpGuard provides team members with a paid subscription to personal device security & online privacy protection platform.
Generative AI subsidy: UpGuard provides paid subscriptions for all team members to access generative AI tools to support their work.
UpGuard is a Certified Great Place to Work in the US Australia UK and India establishing its position as a leading global technology employer. 99 of team members agree that UpGuard is a great place to work apply now to find out why!
As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender perception or identity national origin age marital status protected veteran status or disability status.
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Before starting work with us you will need to undertake a national police history check and reference checks. Also please note that at this time we cannot support candidates requiring visa sponsorship or relocation.
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