Lead endpoint security research at Elastic by analyzing emerging threats and building protections with C, C++, and Python across platforms.

As a Senior Security Research Engineer, you will help develop Elastic Defend’s visibility and prevention capabilities. You will collaborate with researchers, data scientists, and engineers while studying attacker techniques, reverse engineering malware, and strengthening endpoint defenses. The work spans Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Key Responsibilities

Research attacker techniques and turn findings into shipped protections

Instrument endpoint events across Windows, macOS, and Linux

Develop performant production code in C and C++

Reverse engineer malware and study security-control evasion

Investigate telemetry,



false positives, and performance regressions

Requirements

6+ years analyzing attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures

6+ years developing security software with C, C++, and Python

Deep Windows operating-system internals knowledge

Reverse engineering and malware analysis experience

Ability to use AI for development, debugging, and optimization

Bring adversarial research, malware analysis, and production engineering expertise to strengthen Elastic Defend endpoint protections worldwide.

📌 Senior Endpoint Security Research Engineer (Winnipeg)
🏢 Elastic
📍 Winnipeg