Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Your Impact
- Design, build, and maintain software that matches customer systems to vulnerabilities (CVEs) using internal and external threat intelligence data feeds
- Build an in-depth understanding of the vulnerability intelligence landscape, including what our customers need to run successful vulnerability management programs
- Take part in architecture strategy sessions; design solutions that accommodate the requirements of the various groups across Cortex
- Collaborate with teams to solve problems, reduce technical debt, and evolve development practices - Drive technical best practices and evangelize new technologies within the engineering org
- Mentor other engineers and ensure that your team delivers high-quality output
- Take ownership of projects, drive them to completion, and support them in production
Your Experience
- 3+ years of experience as a professional software engineer writing back end software
- Experienced and opinionated about API design and distributed backend systems - Able to switch between research, design, prototype, and implementation
- Experience using cloud managed services (ideally in GCP)
- Experience working in vulnerability management or incident response, or working closely with teams performing these functions
- Proficient in Python, Golang, and/or Java, with the ability to learn new languages as needed
- Some familiarity with common open source security software such as Nuclei, OpenVAS, and Nmap
- Strong knowledge of CVE landscape, vulnerability management workflows, patching strategies, and open source threat data (e.g., VulnCheck)
- Basic understanding how a variety of exploits work and shows skills in enumerating and selecting the correct exploit for a given system
Nice To Haves
- Cybersecurity knowledge demonstrated with base level certifications (eg OSCP, GPEN, or Pentest+) or willingness to obtain
- Familiarity with current penetration and security assessment tools such as Metasploit, Nmap, Burp Suite, Wireshark, etc.
- Knowledge of common networking protocols such as HTTP, DNS, DHCP, ARP, FTP, etc - Basic knowledge in other less common protocols such as ICS/SCADA or database protocols
- Experience contributing to open source software
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
The compensation offered for this position will depend on your, qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer, the starting rate is expected to be $175,000/yr for the
