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Company

Praetorian · 1 day ago

Senior Offensive Security Engineer (Software Security)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$120K/yr - $175K/yr

2+ years exp

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Hiring Manager

Mandee (Blackwell) Provazek

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Responsibilities

Provide technical execution on challenging offensive security projects for our customers

Identify nuanced vulnerabilities in advanced systems

Develop custom methodologies, payloads, exploits, and tools to ensure project success

Develop documentation for novel mitigation strategies to emerging or undocumented security risks identified in client environments

Develop comprehensive reports and presentations for our custom

Serve as a mentor to other engineers in their technical and professional development

Collaborate with the security community to develop novel attack techniques, tactics, and procedures (TTPs) through Praetorian’s Security Blog and other forms of community engagement

Qualification

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Offensive securityAdversarial engineeringPenetration testingSoftware developmentGolangPythonVulnerability researchExploit developmentTechnical reportingCVE assignmentsCapture-the-flagSecurity competitionsOpen source contributionSecurity certificationsComputer science degree

Required

Demonstrated passion for offensive security and adversarial engineering

2+ years of experience in one or more of the following offsec domains: software, hardware, network, or cloud penetration testing

Ability to write technical reports and present technical findings both internally and externally

Experience with startup and/or high-tech companies

Preferred

Prior security consulting experience a major plus

Software development experience in core offsec languages such as golang or python

Capture-the-flag, CCDC, CPTC or other security related competition

Ranked achievements on testing platforms such as Hack the Box, Tryhackme, Portswigger and similar

Track record in vulnerability research, exploit development, and CVE assignments

Demonstrated open source contribution with git commits to popular offsec projects

Security community experience via presentations, conference attendance, blogs, white papers and similar

PNPT, BSCP, OSCP, OSWE, OSCE, OSEP, OSED, CRTO, cloud certifications and similar

Bachelors degree in computer science, computer engineering, mathematics, or physics

Benefits

Equity Incentive Plan, offering ownership stakes in the company

Continuous learning opportunities through our internal Learning & Development (L&D) program, including training, certifications, and conferences to support your career growth

Recognition and rewards for speaking engagements at industry events and conferences

Comprehensive health and dental insurance coverage

Immediate 401(k) matching

Paid maternity and paternity leave