Senior Principal Offensive Security Researcher
Senior Principal Offensive Security Researcher
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As a member of our technical leadership team, you will be responsible for leading the planning and delivery of in-depth security assessments across a variety of products and services, you will author reports and be the owner from cradle to grave while presenting to executive leadership your findings and taking ownership of your teams work. Your next project could be anything from secure systems design, static and dynamic analysis of a multi-node Java infrastructure, to writing a fuzzer for an undocumented network protocol or the grammar of a new programming language, to analysis and reverse engineering of firmware used in the thousands of servers supporting our cloud services. Other responsibilities include:
* Designing and evaluating complex systems for computer security
* Scope and execute security assessments and vulnerability research
* Perform in-depth security assessments using results from static and dynamic analysis
* Create testing tools to help engineering teams identify security-related weaknesses
* Collaborate with engineering teams to help them triage and fix security issues
* Mentor members of the team in computer and software security as a role model and team leader
What You’ll Bring
* Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field (e.g. Electrical Engineering)
* 15+ years of relevant experience in one or more of the following areas: software/product security assessments, penetration testing, red teaming, web application assessments
* Interest in vulnerability research and exploit development – leading groups of 5 -10 engineers past experience required
* Understanding of operating systems, CPU instruction sets and their associated security designs
* Understanding of exploit mitigations (DEP, ASLR, CFG, PAC, CET, etc.)
* Demonstrable experience in designing and evaluating complex systems for security
* Aptitude for self-study, setting and achieving long term goals (for example, learning an unfamiliar programming language)
* Ability to effectively assess and communicate risks and appropriate levels of urgency to management and engineering staff
* Excellent organizational, presentation, verbal, and written communication skills as mentioned before you will be the leader of a team and be presenting your findings and reports while authoring large bodies of evidence – strong writing skills are required
Nice to Have
* Experience working in a large cloud or Internet software company
* Proficiency with multiple programming languages, preferably Go, Java, Python or C/C++
* Ability to perform manual source code reviews in one of the aforementioned languages, or assisted review with code analysis tools such as CodeQL
* Experience navigating and working with extremely large codebases is also highly desirable
* Experience using common security assessment tools and techniques in one or more the following categories:
* Mobile Application Assessment (iOS / Android)
* Reverse Engineering (e.g. IDA Pro/Ghidra/Frida)
* Proven experience with security research including any published CVEs
* Experience developing proof of concept exploits bypassing modern exploit mitigations
* Active participant or organiser of Capture The Flag competitions
* Knowledge of common vulnerabilities in different types of software and programming languages, including:
* How to test for/exploit them
* Real world mitigations that can be applied
* Familiarity with vulnerability classification frameworks (e.g. OWASP Top 10, CVSS, MITRE CVE)
What We’ll Give You
* A team of very skilled and diverse personnel across the globe
* Ability to work in a hybrid work environment
* Exposure to mind blowing large-scale cutting-edge systems
* The resources of a large, global operation while still having the small, start-up feel of a smaller team day to day
* Develop new skills and competencies working with our vast cloud product offerings
* Ongoing extensive training and skills development to further your career aspirations
* Incredible benefits and company perks
* An organization filled with smart, enthusiastic, and motivated colleagues
* The opportunity to impact and improve our systems and delight our customers
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Engineering and Research
* Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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