Malware and Investigations Analyst

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  • Individual Contributor
  • San Francisco, CA, US
  • This position has been filled
  • Experience level: 6+ years

Website thetradedesk The Trade Desk

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We are looking for a Malware and Investigations Analyst that can support Malware prevention for the company.

What you’ll do:

  • Support the team on malware related projects.  Work closely with TTD’s malware vendors.
  • Investigate malware incidents and communicate with all key stakeholders
  • Fine tune established processes for unblocking malware incidents with TTD’s Global Support Team.
  • Field supplier complaints and requests relating to ad creatives
  • Assist in the review of sensitive ad creatives as needed
  • Develop a program to continuously monitor sensitive advertisers and high-risk clients on TTD’s platform
  • Lead mitigation actions for noncompliant advertisers and creatives.
  • Work with product and engineering to build new tools and systems to catch bad actors and noncompliant campaigns/creatives.

Who you are:

  • BS degree or equivalent and 6+ years of relevant work experience.
  • Discretion: ability to handle and communicate sensitive information with care and maturity.
  • Candor: ability to have difficult conversations with key stakeholders and focus on driving mutually agreeable solutions.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work cross functionally and work across the globe with people from different cultures
  • Basic understanding of the digital advertising ecosystem
  • Basic understanding of HTML and JavaScript related to ad creatives and delivery
  • In-depth understanding of malware methodology, distribution, and prevention
  • Proficiency in SQL and basic understanding of how databases work
  • Experience at a Malware prevention vendor or being a client of a Malware vendor.
  • Experience at an SSP or publisher, specializing in creative management, approvals and fraud
  • Experience in TAG or similar threat exchanges
  • Experience working with product managers and engineers.
  • Preference for experience working with global teams.
  • Investigations or cyber security background a plus.  #LI-TP1