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 Qualys Threat Research Unit that is responsible for the research, development, and delivery of emergent vulnerability signatures. This opening is your opportunity to work on a unique security solution in the rapidly expanding fields of penetration testing, vulnerability assessments and cyber security.

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

• Experience and strong knowledge in penetration testing and vulnerability management.
• Knowledge and hands on experience with several types of security vulnerabilities and attacks such as cross-site scripting, privilege escalation, remote code execution.
• Proficient with regular expressions.
• Bachelor's in computer science with 5+ years of experience in Information Security domain or Masters in Computer Science or Cyber Security.
• In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, FTP, SSH, TLS/SSL, and SMTP protocols.
• Experience with scripting languages, including Python and Bash.
• Experience with network analysis tools, analysis of packet captures.
• System administrator experience on Windows or Unix platforms.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Additional Plus Competencies

• Understanding of Lua (preferred), or Python
• Knowledge of Virtualization software (VMWare, Virtual PC/Virtual Box, XEN, etc.).
• Knowledge of container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Able to handle projects independently.
• Experienced in the use of vulnerability scanners, IDS, and multiple security tools.
• Experience in developing security-related tools/programs.
• OSCP and similar certifications.