Senior Windows Identity Detection Engineer

SentinelOne
Municipality of Madrid, Spain
5 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Shift work
Languages
English
Experience level
Intermediate

Job location

Remote
Municipality of Madrid, Spain

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows
C++
Linux kernel
Lua
Software Tools
Software Engineering
Virtual Memory
WinDBg
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Malware
SentinelOne Expertise

Job description

  • You'll be responsible for detecting the newest identity threats. Your role won't end with a hypothesis or a document - you'll have an end to end responsibility for behaviour based detection capabilities, starting from researching attack techniques, designing new methods to detect or prevent those, and implementing it in the product in the end (SW development in C++23 and scripting in Lua).
  • You'll be developing and using internal research tools, PoCs and discovering new ways to detect/prevent identity-based attacks (Pass the Hash, Silver ticket, MFA bypass and more).
  • At the end of the day, your deliveries will enhance the security of dozens of millions of Windows endpoints which are protected by our platform., Because you will work on real-world problems with risks of millions of dollars (protecting against Ransomware and other threats) and make an impact by preventing our customers from appearing in global news after being attacked. You will be joining a technologically cutting-edge project and will be able to influence the architecture, design, and building of our core platform. You will meet extraordinary challenges and work with the very BEST in the industry.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in malware analysis (statically and dynamically)
  • 3+ years of experience with C++, an advantage would be knowledge of Lua or similar scripting language
  • Excellent understanding of the Windows Internals - understanding how core system components (Process and Threads, Virtual Memory and more) work behind the scenes.
  • Experienced with analysis tools, such as: IDA, WinDBG, SysInternals etc.
  • A big plus - experience with Identity-based attacks (Pass the Hash, Silver ticket, MFA bypass and more)
  • An advantage would be - kernel development experience and/or understanding of existing AVs internals

Benefits & conditions

  • Flexible working hours, this is a 100% remote role based within Spain; we provide IWG pass to major coworking chains
  • Optionally for those willing to relocate to the Czech Republic relocation assistance is available for any candidates that are already eligible to work in the EU
  • Generous employee stock plan in the form of RSUs (restricted stock units), not options; 4 years vesting with 1 year cliff and then quarterly, stock refresh yearly
  • Yearly bonus depending on the performance of the company, paid out in 2 installments
  • 30 Days of Paid Annual Leave
  • Flexible Paid Sick Days
  • Pension insurance contribution
  • Premium Life Insurance covered by S1
  • Premium Medical & Dental Insurance covered by S1
  • Meal, Transport & Homeoffice allowance of total 440 EUR/month
  • 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)
  • Global Employee Assistance Program (confidential counseling related to both personal and work life matters)
  • Udemy Business platform for Hard/Soft skills Training & Support for your further educational activities/trainings
  • Above-standard referral bonus
  • 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

About the company

At SentinelOne, we are driven by a clear purpose: to give the advantage to those who secure our future. As AI reshapes how organizations build, operate, and innovate, the responsibility to protect them becomes more critical than ever. When you join SentinelOne, your work helps protect global enterprises, critical infrastructure, and the technologies shaping tomorrow. If you are motivated by meaningful challenges and want your impact to be real, measurable, and global, you will find purpose here., SentinelOne is a company at the intersection of AI and security, pioneering a new operating model for cybersecurity. Our AI-native platform unifies protection across endpoint, cloud, identity, data, and AI systems to deliver autonomous detection and response with clarity and speed. By combining real-time analytics, intelligent automation, and a unified data foundation, we reduce noise, simplify complexity, and empower security teams to focus on what truly matters. Our teams are builders, problem-solvers, and innovators committed to shaping the future of security. If you are excited to solve hard problems alongside talented, mission-driven people, we invite you to help us build a safer future for humanity.

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