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Security Researcher - Bot Detection Adversarial Research

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 5 years’ experience as an RD developer / researcher / tester
  • Deep understanding of HTTP TLS protocols
  • Experience with programming in JavaScript / TypeScript / Python / C++
  • Fluent English

Responsibilities

  • Conducting in-depth research on tools or services that prevent the free collection of public web data
  • Building and improving HTTP client solutions to guarantee the success of Bright's Data collection efforts
  • Identifying new standards and technologies that could impact our data collection capabilities
  • Reverse engineering adversary solutions to prevent fingerprinting solutions from stopping us

About the company

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Bright Data

Information Services & Data Providers

Bright Data is the world’s largest data collection platform dedicated to helping all businesses view the Internet just like their consumers and potential consumers do each and every day. We help global brands gather publicly available web data in an ethical manner and transform unstructured data (e.g., HTML) into structured data (e.g., xl). Working with over 15,000 customers, including market-leaders from the Fortune 500 space, the company’s first-of-its-kind data collection platform enables clients to view the internet in complete transparency, no matter where they are based in the world. By scouring the web through the eyes of the consumer, organizations can collect data at scale and gain a real and accurate perspective of how their customers are interacting with their brand and with their competitors – without being blocked or served misleading information. This means organizations can now make better, faster, and more informed business decisions based on real-time competitive data - leveraging real net transparency.

Company details

Company typeSME
IndustryInformation Services & Data Providers
Company size201 - 500

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Job description

Description

As a Security Researcher you will focus on simulating our most advanced adversaries against our data collection products affecting thousands of customers. 

You will acquire significant knowledge of the web application security field, building new machine learning data collection methods and helping to scale the Bright Data collection platform to new levels as our customer base continues to grow.



Why You'll Love It:

  • You'll be reversing some of the best anti-bot systems on the planet - it doesn't get more cutting-edge than this.
  • You'll have a real say in the projects you're part of - this isn't a "just execute" kind of role.
  • You can actively shape the way this team works - it's still being built, and your fingerprints will be on it.
  • Got an idea? You can take it straight to the COO - no red tape, no politics.
  • The people make it - SecRes and Bright Data are genuinely great teams to be part of.


*Fully remote position


Responsibilities

  • Conducting in-depth research on tools or services that prevent the free collection of public web data.
  • Building and improving HTTP client solutions to guarantee the success of Bright's Data collection efforts.
  • Identifying new standards and technologies that could impact our data collection capabilities. 
  • Reverse engineering adversary solutions to prevent fingerprinting solutions from stopping us.
  • There’s much more…


Requirements

  • 5 years’ experience as an R&D developer / researcher / tester
  • A deep understanding of HTTP & TLS protocols 
  • Experience with at least 2 of the following:

-Programming experience in JavaScript /TypeScript / Python / C++

-Penetration testing experience or offensive security certificates (OSCP, OSEP etc.)

-Professional security research experience (such as web vulnerabilities, mobiles apps etc.)

-Reverse engineering skills (JS deobfuscation or binaries reversing) / malware analysis

-Anti-bot development or other similar products, such as WAF, Anti-Virus development (malware emulation etc.), DDoS prevention etc.

  • Fluent English
  • Experience working at an anti-bot or web security company – a major advantage



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