Shape endpoint protection research at Elastic through malware analysis, reverse engineering, and adversarial security expertise. Lead a globally distributed engineering team.
This Senior Manager guides research engineers building visibility, prevention, and on-device machine learning for Elastic Defend. You will connect attacker tactics with resilient protection, evaluate designs, and help move research into software running on customer machines. Windows depth matters most, with macOS or Linux close behind.
Key Responsibilities
Guide senior engineers across research and prevention engineeringAnticipate evasion and strengthen protection resilience before releaseConnect team events to broader detection capabilitiesSupport technical writing, conference talks,
and external researchPartner with product managers on high-quality feature deliveryRequirements:
Substantial hands-on security researcher experienceAnalyze attacker tactics, techniques, and proceduresRead disassembly and assess research findings independentlyReason about undocumented operating system behaviorCommunicate technical work to executive and non-expert audiencesApply practitioner-level research judgment to guide Elastic’s endpoint protection, prevention engineering, and adversarial resilience.