Lead Security Engineer

Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world!

As a Lead Engineer, Security Signatures you will be part of a motivated engineering team that is responsible for the research, development, and delivery of vulnerability signatures. This opening is your opportunity to work on a unique security solution in the rapidly expanding fields of vulnerability management and cyber security is a company with excellent customer ratings and outstanding growth rates.

Responsibilities

  • Research and create signatures for the Qualys product to detect vulnerabilities in Industrial Control Systems.

  • Research new and emerging technologies to identify vulnerabilities and exploits.

  • Research Zero-day and actively attack vulnerabilities to create signatures to identify vulnerable assets.

  • Build automation for day-to-day tasks.

Qualifications

  • BS in computer science with 5+3 years of experience in Information Security domain or MS in computer science or cyber security.

  • In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, FTP, SSH, TLS/SSL, and SMTP protocols.

  • Experience and strong knowledge of vulnerability management and penetration testing.

  • Knowledge and hands on experience with several types of security vulnerabilities and attacks.

  • Experience with scripting languages, including Python and Bash.

  • Experience with network analysis tools, analysis of packet captures.

  • Proficient with regular expressions.

  • System administrator experience on Windows or Unix platforms.

  • Strong understanding of VPN, Firewalls, Intrusion detection systems (IDS).

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Additional Plus Competencies

  • Understanding of Lua (preferred), or Java.

  • Knowledge of Virtualization software (VMWare, Virtual PC/Virtual Box, XEN, etc.).

  • Knowledge of Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, Oracle, etc.).

  • Knowledge of container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

  • Able to handle projects independently.

  • Experienced in the use of vulnerability scanners, IDS, and security tools.

  • Experience in developing security-related tools/programs.

  • OSCP and similar certifications.

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