Product Security Engineer

What we do:

Halcyon is the industry’s first dedicated, adaptive security platform that combines multiple proprietary advanced prevention engines along with AI models focused specifically on stopping ransomware.

Who we are:

Halcyon was formed in 2021 by a team of cyber industry veterans after battling the scourge of ransomware (and advanced threats) for years at some of the largest global security vendors. Comprised of leaders from Cylance (now Blackberry), Accuvant (now Optiv), and ISS X-Force (now IBM), Halcyon is focused on building products and solutions for mid-market and enterprise customers.

What we offer:

A Remote Native Global Team
As a remote-first, completely distributed team, we recognize great talent can exist anywhere. We invite you to apply to a job you’re interested in and we'll work a plan to meet your needs.

Health & Wellness
We offer comprehensive health benefits to meet you and your family’s needs, including 100% covered Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance for you and your dependents.

Competitive Compensation Packages
We offer competitive compensation packages with equity, depending on position, along with a generously matched retirement plan, PTO, paid sick time, and holidays.

 

The Role:

Halcyon’s goal is to deliver an anti-ransomware solution that breaks new ground as to what a security product can deliver. Aligned with this goal, Halcyon is looking for an experienced security engineer to help ensure our product is as secure as possible. A high level of security in Halcyon’s product increases our customers' protection against the threat of ransomware.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and run automated fuzzing systems to surface issues in our product

• Run automated code analysis systems, eliminate false positives, prioritize true positives, and communicate the results to the stakeholders

• Interface with third party security companies conducting code reviews and penetration tests, helping them to eliminate false positives and prioritize true positives, ultimately communicating the results of their reports to internal stakeholders

• Assist the compliance team with product-security related tasks

Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience developing in Python

• Familiarity with languages such as C/C++, SQL

• Experience with debugging and root-cause analysis of software issues

• Ability to compile and use open source security software

• Knowledge of Windows' security architecture

• Good written and verbal communication with an ability to write technical documentation

• Experience with Intel assembly for debugging or binary analysis purposes

Bonus Skills and Qualifications:

• Familiarity with languages such as Rust and Scala

• Understanding of Linux, and Linux’s security architecture

 

We understand it takes a diverse team of highly intelligent, passionate, curious, and creative people to develop the exceptional product we are building. Our dynamic team has incredible perspectives to share, just as we know you do, and we take great pride in being an equal opportunity employer.