Security analyst

At Jamf, we believe in an open, flexible culture based on respect and trust. Our track record and thriving work environment all stem from the freedom we grant ourselves to get the job done right. We take pride in helping tens of thousands of customers around the globe succeed with Apple.

The secret to our success lies in our connectivity, while operating with a high degree of flexibility. Work-life balance remains our priority while feeling connected is important to maintain our strong culture, achieve our goals, and thrive as #OneJamf.

This role is offered as a hybrid with expectations to come to the office in the Tel Aviv office in Israel at least 3 days per week. We are only able to accept applications for those based in Israel and have sponsorship to live and work in Israel.

What you'll do at Jamf:

At Jamf, we empower people to be their best selves and do their best work. The Security Analyst role strengthens our ability to detect and respond to emerging mobile threats. With increasing mobile attacks and zero-day exploits, we need dedicated analysts to proactively protect our customers and expand detection coverage. As the analysts team has grown, this role now allows for broader coverage of emerging mobile threats and enables analysts to take on more diverse responsibilities. The expanded scope supports comprehensive threat research, detection development, and incident response, ensuring work is thorough, prioritized, and aligned with evolving security challenges.

What you can expect to do in this role:

• Research new ways to detect malicious activity on using a wide variety of custom-built tooling.
• Participate on research how to protect users from 0-day attacks.
• Perform analysis of detections according to the assignment to determine accuracy and precisions and tune detections accordingly based on results.
• Stay up to date on the latest malware trends and design detections accordingly.
• Support sales and marketing by timely information about emerging threats and trends.
• Analyze device logs and search for malicious signs.
• Write and manage detection patterns and algorithms to detect malicious mobile threats in Android and iOS devices.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

What we are looking for:

• Minimum 1-2 years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in extracting and analyzing data from mobile devices.
• An understanding of cyber security and intrusion detection.
• Excellent Python programming/scripting skills.
• Mobile Malware Analysis expertise and strong interest in mobile security.
• Great presentation skills and fluency in English.
• Experience with detecting malware using Yara rules, an overall comprehensive understanding of incident response, a knowledge of using databases and writing queries (e.g. SQL, KQL) and ability to find and run a mobile exploits are a plus.
• Customer value focus with the ability to quickly iterate based on emerging threats and customer feedback is a plus.

Why Jamf?

We are progressive but laid back. You are free to be a yourself and work how you work best. Here, you manage your own day and your own work style.

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You will have the opportunity to work with a small and empowered team where the culture is based on trust, ownership, and respect.

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What does Jamf do?

Jamf extends the legendary Apple experience people enjoy in their personal lives to the workplace. We believe the experience of using a device at work or school should feel the same, and be as secure as, using a personal device. With Jamf, customers are able to confidently automate Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple TV deployment, management, and security – anytime, anywhere – to protect the data and applications used by employees in the workplace, students learning in the classroom, and streamline communications in healthcare between patients and providers. More than 2,500 Jamf strong worldwide, we are free-thinkers, can-doers, and problems crushers who are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work each and every day.

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Jamf is committed to creating an inclusive & supportive work environment for all candidates and employees. Candidates with disabilities or religious beliefs are encouraged to reach out if they need additional support or alternative options to our recruiting processes to accommodate their disability or religious belief. If you need an accommodation, please contact your Recruiter or Recruiting Coordinator directly. Requests for accommodation will be handled confidentially by Recruiting and will not be shared with the hiring manager. Jamf is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against individuals who request reasonable accommodation for disability or religious beliefs. To request accommodations please email us at recruiting@jamf.com