As a Senior Windows Identity Detection Engineer you will research and detect emerging identity threats by developing behavior-based detection methods. You’ll build tools and PoCs to identify and prevent attacks such as Pass-the-Hash, Silver Ticket, and MFA bypass. Your work will directly strengthen the security of millions of Windows endpoints protected by the platform. In this role, you’ll have a unique opportunity to expand your skillset beyond just Windows security, and to not only contribute, but to significantly influence the buildout of a new side of our business - Identity security - from the ground up!

What will you do?

Primary responsibilities include: 

• 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.

What experience or knowledge should you bring?

Ideal candidates will have: 

• 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

Why SentinelOne?

AI is redefining how the world operates and rewriting the rules of security in real time, and SentinelOne was built for this moment. From day one, we architected an AI-native platform designed to operate at machine speed, not as an add-on to legacy systems but as the foundation itself. If you want to build where innovation and impact move together, this is that place.

We invest in our Sentinels with comprehensive, competitive benefits designed to support you and your family:

• Flexible working hours, this is a 100% remote role based within Spain; we provide optional membership in major coworking chains
  • Currently for this role in Spain we are able to consider only candidates that are already eligible to work in the EU at the time of applying
  • 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 at the time of applying
    
• Generous employee stock plan in the form of grant 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)
• LinkedIn Learning platform for Hard/Soft skills Training & Support for your further educational activities/trainings
• Above-standard referral bonus

& Additional country-specific benefits to Spain