Sr Distinguished Engineer Research Vulnerability Assessment

Your Career

Were looking for an experienced Cybersecurity Research Lead for our Cortex Xpanse Vulnerability and Exposure Management product. This role is ideal for engineers who thrive on solving complex security challenges and are dedicated to advancing the field through innovative research and development. We need a leader who can take initiative drive projects to completion and inspire a team to push the boundaries of vulnerability management.

Your Impact

• Lead research for the Cortex Xpanse Vulnerability and Exposure management product
• Develop and enhance a cuttingedge Vulnerability Assessment (VA) content creation system
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior security analysts and researchers assisting in their professional development and training
• Participate in rapid response to emerging threats to ensure we are able to deploy content quickly and meet customer security needs
• Work closely with research and engineering teams to understand their concerns utilize their skills and enable their testing needs
• Take part in architecture strategy sessions  design solutions that accommodate the requirements of the various teams and groups
• Take ownership of projects drive them to completion and support them in production
• Collaborate closely with other Cortex research organizations

Qualifications :

Your Experience 

• 12 years of experience in cybersecurity research field
• Deep understanding of Windows Linux macOS and Unixbased systems
• Knowledge of LLM
• Strong understanding of lab setup options and existing frameworks and ability to set up lab infrastructure including the pros and cons of various infrastructure options
• Experience with scanning and vulnerability testing fundamentals (open source scanners TCP/IP and networking protocols pen testing tools)
• Experience using cloud managed services (ideally in GCP)
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP and networking protocols (eg. HTTP FTP SSH SNMP)
• Proficient in one or more programming languages
• Proven experience in guiding and educating team members to enhance their skills and knowledge

Nice to have

• Significant experience with common open source security software such as Nuclei OpenVAS and Nmap
• Deep knowledge of current penetration and security assessment tools such as Metasploit Nmap Burp Suite Wireshark etc. 
• Knowledge of network architectures  understands subnetting and routing and how VLANs work and affect network scanning
• malware analysis reverse engineering vulnerability research hacking

Additional Information :

The Team

The Cortex Exposure Management Scanning team is expanding and were looking for an experienced cyber researcher with a strong engineering background to join our team. At Xpanse we believe that making the internet a safer place for our customers matters. The Cortex Vulnerability Assessment Research & Scanning teams build the software that provides our customers visibility into their behindthefirewall attack surface allowing them to prioritize and remediate critical vulnerabilities using the XSIAM platform.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications experience and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level the starting base salary (for nonsales roles) or base salary commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $248000 $341750/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

Our Commitment

Were problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating together.

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