[Remote] Sr. Engineer, Platform Threat Intelligence - Mandarin/English Bilingual

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The College Board is a nonprofit organization focused on expanding educational opportunities. They are seeking a Senior Engineer for their Platform Threat Intelligence team to enhance security by translating adversary tactics into actionable improvements and collaborating with engineering and operational partners.

Responsibilities

• Collect, curate, and analyze actionable threat intelligence: including malware design trends and observed capabilities relevant to College Board products, platforms, and adjacent services, translating findings into clear risk insights and defensive priorities
• Assess adversary behaviors and trends to identify defensive and investigative opportunities and inform stakeholder priorities
• Maintain structured tracking of relevant threats and produce written assessments and briefings for technical and non-technical audiences
• Partner with engineering teams to translate findings into security requirements and hardening priorities
• Support operational stakeholders with analysis that informs investigations and related decision-making
• Operate as a cross-functional partner across engineering, data, and operational teams, maintaining strong working relationships
• Communicate clearly through written outputs and collaborative discussions to drive aligned action
• Contribute to repeatable workflows, documentation standards, and quality improvements that increase consistency and reliability
• Uphold safe handling expectations for sensitive information, including compliant storage, access, and sharing practices
• Contribute to improving the quality and usefulness of security-relevant signals and analytic outputs that support detection and measurement efforts
• When appropriate, support technical validation of hypotheses to reduce ambiguity and accelerate remediation, using policy-aligned approaches

Skills

• 5–8 years of experience in threat intelligence, security engineering, security research, or a closely related field with demonstrated capability in Windows malware analysis
• Proficiency with Python and at least one additional language for automation or prototyping
• Experience performing technical analysis of adversary behaviors and tools using common industry techniques
• Strong fundamentals in operating systems, networking, and attacker tradecraft, with the ability to explain technical findings clearly
• Experience producing clear written intelligence products for technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering and operational stakeholders in ambiguous environments
• Commitment to secure handling of sensitive materials and ethical conduct
• Cultural/operational context: An understanding of regional communication norms and online ecosystems relevant to threat research (e.g., local social platforms, forums, and media), with the ability to interpret nuance and context in reporting
• Willingness to travel periodically in support of operational needs
• A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
• Authorization to work in the United States for any employer
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and a comfort learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively
• Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal
• A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input
• A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking
• A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success
• Ability to speak Mandarin and read/write Chinese (Traditional and/or Simplified) is strongly preferred
• Vietnamese language proficiency is a plus

Benefits

• A meaningful career
• A supportive team
• A comprehensive package designed to help you thrive

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