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TrendAI, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro, empowers organizations with full AI visibility and consolidated security that inspires confidence, drives innovation, and eliminates risk.
At TrendAI, we're always seeking exceptional talent; people who want to collaborate with the best and push boundaries together. Here, your work goes beyond building a career. You will help protect what matters and play a vital role in shaping a safer, more trustworthy AI-powered future.
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Position Summary:

TrendAIResearch isseekingahighly motivatedSenior Security Researchertogrow withour team of security researchers.The ideal candidate shall be equipped with solid technicalexpertisein vulnerabilityresearch, andis capable of independent research and of being a collaborative team player and, most importantly,possessthe desire to grow their career towards management and leadership roles.

About the Role:

• As you hold a senior level role, you will provide and support execution of the team's vision.You'llalsobe responsible forcommunicating withinTrendAItoidentifyand triage collaboration and project opportunities.

• You'lllead a research trackatthe intersection of vulnerability research andmachine learning/artificialintelligence and own afull-cycleand comprehensiveresearch process.

• You'llhelp develop security researchers and interns in conducting security research. This includescurating and developing training materials for researchers of all levels.

• And as an aspiring leader, who is keen to learn, grow, enhance communication skills, and help grow others, you will help protect our customers against zero-day threats by strengthening our vulnerability research capacity and capabilities. The aim of the outcome is to ensure our threat experts can continually adapt to the ever-changing threat landscape and its domainexpertiserequirements.

You will be a good fit if:

• You have experience working invulnerability researchand/or in the broader context ofresearch at the intersection ofsecurity researchandmachine learning/artificial intelligence.

• Youareahands-onresearcherandcomfortable with technology development andimplementation.

• You strive forexcellenceand can deliverin a timely manner.You take pride inmakingimpactful contributions.

• You are adaptable and collaborative, able to take direction and contribute to team priorities rather than needing to pursue a predetermined research agenda.

• You take ownership andcan turnambiguous technical problemsinto tractable and manageable problems.

• Youenjoymentoring and coachingjunior researchers

Responsibilities:

• Lead researchers andinterns,across multiple timezones,to consistently make progress in research projects.

• Mentor researchers and interns to effectively conducta full-cycle and comprehensive research. Often, our research projects include, for example, reverse engineering, patch-diffing, exploit development, manual code audit, automated bug discovery, and AI capability assessment and enhancement in vulnerability research.

• Curate and develop technical training materials for researchers at all levels.

• Cultivate information sharing and learning culture withinTrendAIand among research communities.

• Triage research projects,facilitateknowledge transfer, and bring up threat experts.

Qualifications:

• 2-4 Years of hands-on experience in vulnerability research, reverse engineering, and exploitation development.

• Proventrack recordof publications, e.g., academic journal, whitepaper, or community forum.

• Hands-on experience with disassemblers, debuggers, networktrafficand program instrumentation tools.

• Functional knowledge of the network fundamentals, operating system internals, and computer architecture.

• Passion for teaching and learning.Successfully mentored or supervised undergraduate students or junior team members is a plus.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Reliable and dependable- solid team player!

Preferred Professional Designation/Certification:

• Provenabilityto hack software, discover flaws, and suggest improvements. Abilitiesdemonstratedthrough activities such as CTFs, bug bounty programs, and open-source projectcontribution.

• Proventrack recordof quality publications in the areas of security and machine learning/artificial intelligence.

• Master's degreeor equivalent experiencein computer science and math or related fields.

What We Offer You:

You're important to us. What matters to you, matters to us too. Trend Micro provides benefit options for you and your family.

• Group benefits program with health and dental coverage

• Telehealth Virtual Health Services

• Life Insurance

• Short & Long Term Disability

• Pre-partum, maternity, parental and medical leave

• Critical Illness Insurance

• Mental Health Wellness Program

• Wellness Incentive Program

• Retirement Savings Programs with company match

• Paid Time Off

• 14 Annual Holidays

• Tuition Assistance

• Employee Resource Groups

We offer competitive compensation with bonus opportunity tied to company performance, along with room to enhance your skills through ongoing learning and broad technological opportunities. Achieving work-life balance is a priority, complemented by team activities, fostering an environment rooted in equity, inclusion, and collaboration, that is reflected in both our culture and our work.

Be Passionate. Be Innovative. Be a Trender.

No sponsorship will be provided for work permit applications or renewals for this position now or in the future.

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