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 protectionsInstrument endpoint events across Windows, macOS, and LinuxDevelop performant production code in C and C++Reverse engineer malware and study security-control evasionInvestigate telemetry, false positives, and performance regressionsRequirements:

6+ years analyzing attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures6+ years developing security software with C, C++, and PythonDeep Windows operating-system internals knowledgeReverse engineering and malware analysis experienceAbility to use AI for development, debugging, and optimizationBring adversarial research, malware analysis, and production engineering expertise to strengthen Elastic Defend endpoint protections worldwide.

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