Software Engineer - Anti-Virus Research

From: Martin Rosa (mrosaat_private)
Date: Wed Jul 31 2002 - 16:53:55 PDT

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    vCIS Australia
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    vCIS is a high-tech startup located in Sydney, Australia, specializing in
    anti-virus.
    
    Role Description
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    The role has two components:
    
    1. Research
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    Reverse engineering malicious code to analyze and fully understand their
    behaviors.  This research specifically targets the replication process of
    different viral classes and subclasses.
    
    2. Engineering
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    Involves providing technical guidance to other software engineers and
    implementing detection logic for our anti-virus software.
    
    Required Skills
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    - Knowledge of Windows internals
    - Expertise with x86 assembly language
    - Programming experience with C/C++ in a Windows environment
    - Reverse engineering experience with industry-standard tools
    
    - Excellent verbal and written communications
    - Ability to work in a team of 20 people in a dynamic environment
    - Ability to establish and follow project plans and requirements
    - Ability to interpret, analyze and contribute to the software specification
    
    Desirable Skills
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    - Knowledge of computer viruses, worms and trojans
    - Knowledge of AI: Probabilistic Reasoning, Machine Learning, Expert Systems
    
    Demonstration of the above skills should be accompanied by a solid degree in
    Computer Science, and by 4-5+ years experience in software development. A
    proven track record may be substituted for the above.
    
    Pre-requisite: Candidates must be willing to relocate to Sydney, Australia.
    
    Salary commensurate with experience.
    
    Kind Regards,
    
    Martin Rosa
    Software Engineer
    vCIS Australia
    



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