Full remote work setup / 70K and above offer depending on experience, interview and exam
results.

Job Summary

The Senior Security Engineer’s role is to aid the security efforts of the organization, while proactively making changes to further improve our security posture. To achieve this goal, we require a motivated team who are willing to push their own boundaries and step out of their comfort zones. You will be challenged on a regular basis, especially because you are the last line of defense for one of the largest crowdsourced security platforms! The Senior Security Engineer will receive mentoring from the team, while providing mentoring to others. The role requires excellent communication skills as the cybersecurity department liaises with all other departments within the company. *Please note this role is only open to candidates located in Latin America.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Security Architecture and Application Security – Working with developers to uplift the current security controls and architecting solutions
• Risk Management – Assess the risk behind security issues, track core metrics
• Pentesting / Red Team – Performing penetration tests and red teams of assets (and vendors)
• Operations / Incident Response – Aid with the process of Incident Response, security operational
  activities when required
• Tool Creation – Create tools used internally for securing the company, majorly in Python and Golang

Position Requirements

• Familiarity with Pentesting techniques
• Knowledge of OWASP Top 10
• Basic knowledge of Incident Response
• Knowledge of threat intelligence
• Ability to understand a vulnerability and work with developers to patch it
• Scripting knowledge of at least one of: Python, JavaScript, Ruby
• Great communicator who is comfortable communicating across multiple teams
• Self motivated and organised – must be able to operate from a calendar and be punctual
• Some cloud experience (AWS preferred)
• Basic understanding of Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Ability to figure things out themselves (look at configurations, learn what they mean, and solve
  problems)
• Has the desire to be self-sufficient and strives towards it
• Basic red team knowledge
• Familiarity with git and pull requests is a must
• Familiarity with a ticketing system / issue tracking system is a must (e.g: Jira)

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