Cybersecurity Research Engineer – Honeypot

C3iHub, IIT Kanpur
📍 uttar pradesh, kanpur, India 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 05, 2026

Job Description

Job Description We are seeking a highly skilled Cybersecurity Research Engineer – Honeypot with strong expertise in honeypot deployment, threat research, and APT attribution . The role involves designing deception-based security systems, conducting deep adversary analysis, and supporting threat intelligence and incident response efforts. Key Responsibilities Design, deploy, and manage low-, medium-, and high-interaction honeypots across IT, cloud, and OT environments Develop custom honeypots and decoys for specific threat actor profiling and campaign tracking Monitor, analyze, and triage honeypot-generated telemetry (network, system, malware artifacts) Perform APT attribution using TTP analysis mapped to MITRE ATT&CK framework Correlate honeypot intelligence with threat intelligence feeds, OSINT, malware reports, and darknet sources Support incident response and threat hunting teams with actionable intelligence Produce research-grade reports including attack timelines, infrastructure a...

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Job Details

  • Location uttar pradesh, kanpur
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category IT / Computing / Software
  • Posted Date June 05, 2026
  • Application Deadline July 15, 2026