Senior Windows Identity Detection Engineer
Our Purpose
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.
About Us
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.
What Are We Looking For?
We’re looking for people who are relentlessly curious and committed to continuous learning. AI is reshaping every function across our business, and we enable every team member, regardless of role or level, to build fluency in AI tools and concepts. Those who thrive here actively seek out new solutions, experiment thoughtfully, and apply what they learn to drive better, faster, smarter outcomes.
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.
What will you do?
- You will be responsible for detecting the newest identity threats. The role includes 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.
- You will 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)t.
- 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?
- 3+ years of experience in malware analysis (statically and dynamically)
- 3+ years of experience with C++
- Excellent understanding of the Windows Internals - understanding how core system components (Process and Threads, Virtual Memory and more) work behind the scenes.
- Experienced with Identity-based attacks (Pass the Hash, Silver ticket, MFA bypass and more) - advantage
- Experienced with analysis tools, such as: IDA, WinDBG, SysInternals etc.
- Kernel development experience - advantage
- Advanced C++ - advantage
- Understanding of existing AVs internals - advantage.
Why Us?
- Competitive salary and equity package aligned with senior-level roles in the Indian market
- Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family
- Flexible work arrangements with hybrid office model (3 days in office)
- Professional development opportunities including training, conferences, and skill development programs
- Annual performance bonus and stock option participation
- Paid time off and public holidays
- Team building and company events including regular team activities and celebrations
- Modern office facilities in Bengaluru with state-of-the-art technology and amenities
- Career growth opportunities within a rapidly expanding global technology company
- Mentorship opportunities with staff and principal engineers for continuous learning
SentinelOne is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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