Windows Detection Engineer

Summary

Join SentinelOne's Windows Behavioral Rules Team as a Windows Detection Engineer. You will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing detection rules for the Windows agent, analyzing false positives, and collaborating with the team to enhance detection capabilities. This role requires 2+ years of experience in detection engineering, red teaming, or offensive research, along with a deep understanding of Windows internals and modern attack techniques. Proficiency in Python and C/C++ is essential. SentinelOne offers a comprehensive benefits package including flexible working hours, generous stock plans, bonuses, flexible time off, parental leave, various insurance options, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in Detection Engineering / Red Teaming / Offensive Research
• Experience writing behavioral detection rules for EDR, XDR, SIEM or other similar platforms
• Deep understanding of modern Windows attack TTPs (how malware operates, evasion, and exploitation techniques)
• Understanding of Windows internals
• Hands-on experience with coding in Python and C/C++
• Familiarity with Detection Engineering processes including prioritizing a backlog for research and development, writing unit and integration tests, and with CI/CD technologies such as Jenkins
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an understanding of false-positive analysis
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills within a team-oriented environment

Responsibilities

• Develop precise and effective detection rules and deliver default rules for the WIN agent
• Rigorously analyze and assess false positives associated with the rules you create
• Contribute to the optimization of rules to minimize false positives and enhance detection accuracy
• Collaborate with the team to optimize existing default rules for superior detection capabilities
• Stay informed about emerging threats, industry trends, and new technologies to continuously improve rule efficacy
• Follow good detection engineering practices and the default rules you develop, including logic, descriptions, and other metadata, tests, and more

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in malware analysis (statically and dynamically) and reverse engineering (x86/x64)
• Understanding of existing EDR internals

Benefits

• Flexible working hours, In Prague & nearby we're working in a hybrid model with offices in Karlin (brand new Missouri Park), remotely in the rest of CZ or SK, with optional Brno offices (Clubco Vlněna) for those who like to meet
• Generous employee stock plan in the form of RSUs (restricted stock units) not options; 4 years vesting with 1-year cliff and then quarterly
• Yearly bonus depending on the performance of the company, paid out in 2 installments
• Flexible Time Off (on top of the standard 5 weeks of vacation)
• Flexible Paid Sick Days
• Fully Paid Short Term Sick/Short Term Nursing Leave
• Global gender-neutral Parental Leave (16 weeks, beyond the leave provided by the local laws) & Grandparent Leave
• Volunteering paid day off & Additional paid Company holidays off (e.g. 4 days in 2022)
• Pension insurance contribution
• Premium Life Insurance covered by S1
• Monthly Meal & Wellbeing Allowance
• Private medical care membership
• High-end MacBook or Windows laptop, Home-office-setup gear & on top of that additional WFH Allowance
• Udemy Business platform for Hard/Soft skills Training, internal mentoring 'MentorOne' & Support for your further educational activities/trainings
• Above-standard referral bonus
• On top of RSUs, you can benefit also from our attractive ESPP (employee stock purchase plan)
• Refreshments and snacks at the offices
• Optional company events for those who like to meet outside of work too (sport, BBQ, charity etc.)
• DEI&B programs that promote employee resource groups like SentinelWIN (Women Inclusion Network), Blk@S1, Latinos@S1, Pan-Asian@S1, Out@S1 (LGBTQIA+) and Sentinels Who Served