Senior Offensive Security Expert - Cloud
Horizon3.AIAbout the role
Summary/Overview
The Senior Offensive Security Expert will be joining our engineering team and reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager - Attack. The Senior Offensive Security Expert will be responsible for attack content development and data model architecture enhancement. The candidate being sought should be a creative, self-motivated, highly energetic, results and detail oriented individual passionate about offensive cyber security, software development, product development, and architectural design.
Essential Functions
- Collaborate with the Attack Team Technical Manager to enhance product architecture, design, and coding by incorporating new attack content.
- Monitor production operations for errors and missed opportunities, promptly creating Jira bug tickets as needed.
- Lead red team operations to find the latest misconfigurations and vulnerabilities in Azure and AWS to identify and prioritize cloud based improvements to the platform.
- Collaborate with the systems engineering team to improve infrastructure and design as needed.
- Extend platform architecture, design, and data model to accommodate evolving attack methodologies.
- Integrate and develop open-source and in-house attack tools and techniques into the product framework.
- Take ownership of resolving bugs associated with developed content.
- Conduct comprehensive testing, maintenance, and enhancement of individual code quality.
- Adhere to and contribute to the enhancement of technical and developmental processes within the Attack Team.
- Contribute to publishing blog posts related to novel attack techniques and new exploits.
- Liaising with the Go-to-Market and Customer Success departments to address customer/prospect questions or inquiries, concerns, and bug reports regard Attack Team deliverables.
Competencies
- Extensive experience and expertise in solution design and flow, with a deep understanding of platform architecture and functionality.
- Extensive experience in penetration testing cloud and web applications with a deep understanding of how to find and identify attack vectors.
- Proficient in managing multiple concurrent initiatives with sound judgment in prioritization and exceptional time management skills.
- Demonstrates creativity, self-motivation, highly energetic, and a keen eye for detail and a relentless drive for achieving results.
- Possesses excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, capable of addressing complex challenges effectively.
- Exhibits strong influence, negotiation, and relationship management skills to foster collaboration and drive successful outcomes.
- Skilled in technical documentation and communication, ensuring clarity and coherence in conveying complex concepts.
- Recognized as a subject matter expert in platform design and flow, contributing valuable insights and guidance.
- Adaptable and quick to learn, with a proven ability to master new technologies as needed to support project objectives.
Required Education/Experience
- Bachelor’s and/or Master's degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Computer Science, Engineering, or STEM related field.
- Proficient in utilizing multiple Operating systems such as Kali, Ubuntu, and Windows.
- Hands-on experience in developing SaaS applications on cloud computing platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Familiarity with relational and graph databases.
- Highly proficient with scripting and developing in Python.
- Knowledge and experience with various technologies used within the team’s ecosystem such as Gitlab CI, Docker, and Sonarcube.
Preferred Education/Experience
- Cyber security related certifications/designations, such as:
- Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN)
- Offensive Security Expert Penetration Tester (OSEP)
- Extensive architectural management experience.
- Exposure and/or experience with cyber security industry standards and trends.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Travel Required
We are a fully remote company, and this job may require up to 5% of travel to be successful. Job-related travel expenses are reviewed and must be approved by your manager.
Why H3
- Competitive Compensation: We o
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