Principal Threat Hunting Engineer

Location Details: India, Remote

At GoDaddy the future of work looks different for each team. Some teams work in the office full-time; others have a hybrid arrangement (they work remotely some days and in the office some days) and some work entirely remotely.​ 

This is a remote position, so you’ll be working remotely from your home. You may occasionally visit a GoDaddy office to meet with your team for events or meetings.  

What you'll get to do...

• Conduct in-depth threat hunting investigations, focusing on web-based attacks targeting popular content management systems (eg WordPress, Joomla, Magento, etc).
• Write detection and remediation signatures for different types of malware (YARA, Regex and other text patterns).
• Research and analyse malicious activities, malware and vulnerabilities, developing effective detection mechanisms.
• Develop and maintain security tools, automation scripts, and detection frameworks using PHP, Python, Go & Javascript.
• Engineer scalable and resilient security solutions leveraging AWS and cloud services and develop Linus shell scripts to automate security tasks and streamline forensic investigations.
• Design and implement API integrations to enhance security monitoring and response capabilities.

Your experience should include...

• 8+ years of experience in threat hunting, malware analysis, and security research, with expertise in web security principles, attack vectors, and mitigation techniques.
• Skilled in writing and testing signatures using YARA, Regex, and other pattern matching techniques.
• Familiar with DevOps methodologies, CI/CD pipeline security practices, and cloud environments, especially AWS.
• Proficient in PHP, Python, and Go, with practical experience in JavaScript and strong database management skills, including MySQL and NoSQL.
• Experienced in Linux shell scripting for automation and security operations, with hands-on experience in SIEM tools, log analysis, and anomaly detection.

You might also have...

• Certifications such as GCIH, GREM, CEH, OSCP, CTIA, CISSP, CompTIA SECURITY+, CySA+, PENTEST+ are highly desirable.
• Prior experience publishing security research or contributing to security communities is a plus.

We've got your back...  We offer a range of total rewards that may include paid time off, retirement savings (e.g., 401k, pension schemes), bonus/incentive eligibility, equity grants, participation in our employee stock purchase plan, competitive health benefits, and other family-friendly benefits including parental leave. GoDaddy’s benefits vary based on individual role and location and can be reviewed in more detail during the interview process.

We also embrace our diverse culture and offer a range of Employee Resource Groups (Culture). Have a side hustle? No problem. We love entrepreneurs! Most importantly, come as you are and make your own way. 

About us...  GoDaddy is empowering everyday entrepreneurs around the world by providing the help and tools to succeed online, making opportunity more inclusive for all. GoDaddy is the place people come to name their idea, build a professional website, attract customers, sell their products and services, and manage their work. Our mission is to give our customers the tools, insights, and people to transform their ideas and personal initiative into success. To learn more about the company, visit About Us. 

At GoDaddy, we know diverse teams build better products—period. Our people and culture reflect and celebrate that sense of diversity and inclusion in ideas, experiences and perspectives. But we also know that’s not enough to build true equity and belonging in our communities. That’s why we prioritize integrating diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging principles into the core of how we work every day—focusing not only on our employee experience, but also our customer experience and operations. It’s the best way to serve our mission of empowering entrepreneurs everywhere, and making opportunity more inclusive for all. To read more about these commitments, as well as our representation and pay equity data, check out our Diversity and Pay Parity annual report which can be found on our Diversity Careers page.

GoDaddy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. GoDaddy will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local and federal requirements. Refer to our full EEO policy.

Our recruiting team is available to assist you in completing your application. If they could be helpful, please reach out to myrecruiter@godaddy.com. 

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