Senior Security Engineer
Minneapolis, MN
Perforce Software
Position Summary:
The Security Team is seeking a highly skilled Senior Security Engineer to join the Security Team. This role involves a mix of penetration testing, vulnerability management, and security operations to ensure the organization's security posture remains strong against evolving threats. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of security frameworks, hands-on experience in offensive security, and a proactive approach to security operations.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct penetration testing and security assessments on applications, networks, and infrastructure.
- Perform vulnerability scanning, assessment, and remediation tracking.
- Implement and maintain security tools, including SIEM, EDR, and vulnerability management platforms.
- Investigate potential security risks in third party tools and formulate best practice documentation and guidance to reduce risk.
- Collaborate with product engineering teams and key stakeholders to ensure penetration test findings are addressed to completion, within SLAs.
- Monitor and respond to security incidents, conduct forensic investigations, and recommend mitigations.
- Develop and enforce security policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Assist in security awareness training and red team exercises.
- Research emerging security threats and contribute to security improvement initiatives.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior associate level security engineers.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, related field, or equivalent experience.
- Master’s degree in computer science or information security/Cybersecurity preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in security engineering, with a focus on penetration testing, product testing, and threat modeling.
- Experience with Cloud Environments (Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services), and container (Kubernetes/Docker) technologies.
- Strong understanding of security principles, protocols, and technologies.
- Expertise using security testing tools such as Burp Suite, Nessus, Metasploit, etc.
- Working knowledge of secure coding practices and security architecture.
- Highly motivated self-starter, and able to work quickly and independently with limited supervision.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, RHCA, GFCA, or OSCP are a plus.
Come work with us! Our team members are valued for their contributions, introduced to new opportunities, and rewarded well. Perforce combines the experience and rewards of a start-up with the security of an established and privately held profitable company. If you are passionate about the technology that impacts our day-to-day lives and want to work with talented and dedicated people across the globe, apply today! www.perforce.com Perforce Software is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions, and lactation), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, family or relationship structure, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. Perforce Software's management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and general treatment during employment.
* Salary range is an estimate based on our InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index 💰
Tags: Azure Burp Suite CISSP Cloud Computer Science DevOps Docker EDR GCP Kubernetes Metasploit Nessus Offensive security OSCP Pentesting Red team Security assessment SIEM SLAs Vulnerability management
Perks/benefits: Health care Insurance Wellness
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