Tech Lead – Malware and Vulnerability Research

ActiveFence

. Lead and manage the Domain Experts of the team across Vulnerability Research & Reverse Engineering, Windows Malware Research, Linux/MacOS Malware Research, and Android/iOS Security Research, including priorities, workload, and performance .

Posted 10/19/2026full-timeRamat Gan • IsraelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Reverse Engineering, Malware Research, and Vulnerability Research, with a strong ability to lead and mentor technical specialists. Proficient in quality assurance processes and effective communication skills in English.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Reverse EngineeringMalware ResearchVulnerability ResearchTeam LeadershipQuality Assurance Processes

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Hard Skills

Malware AnalysisBinary AnalysisExploit DevelopmentAnalytical JudgmentTechnical Mentoring

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCollaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

GIAC GREMOSEDOSCP

Industry Keywords

Quality MetricsQA SamplingCalibration SessionsHackTheBoxPwn2OwnTryHackMeBug Bounty ProgramsPublished Security Research

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidiOSLinuxMacOS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and manage the Domain Experts of the team across Vulnerability Research & Reverse Engineering, Windows Malware Research, Linux/MacOS Malware Research, and Android/iOS Security Research, including priorities, workload, and performance
Route incoming rows to the team's domains and rebalance freelancer capacity as row volume shifts
Track team quality, including agreement and disagreement rates and QA findings, and throughput; report to the Group Manager
Resolve escalated edge cases and prompts spanning several domains; collaborate with the other Tech Lead when prompts cross into their field
Keep annotation guidelines consistent across the team's domains and propose updates
Annotate or review directly when needed to unblock the team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 7 years of proven, hands-on experience in reverse engineering, malware research, or vulnerability research, with deep expertise in at least one of them
Working knowledge across all domains of the team, enough to assess and coach the Domain Experts in each
Solid working knowledge of the other team's fields: reverse engineering, malware research, and vulnerability research, including how malware behaves, how binaries are analyzed, and how exploits are built
At least 2 years of experience leading or mentoring technical specialists (team lead, tech lead, or senior reviewer)
Experience with quality processes such as QA sampling, calibration sessions, and quality metrics
Strong analytical judgment: able to infer a user's underlying goal from a short prompt and separate defensive, educational, and research use from attack preparation
Clear written and verbal communication in English
GIAC GREM, OSED, OSCP
Demonstrated online achievements, write-ups, or contributions on platforms such as HackTheBox, Pwn2Own, TryHackMe, Bug Bounty programs, or published security research.