Offensive Security Engineer
- Join an industry with massive socio, economic, and political importance in the 21st century
- Work alongside some of the best and the brightest minds in the security industry
- Work with prominent clients and help them solve hard security problems
- Leave an indelible mark on a company where individual input has real impact
- Align your career trajectory with a hyper-growth company that is on the move
- Provide technical assistance on challenging security projects for our customers
- Develop custom methodologies, payloads, exploits, and tools to ensure project success
- Learn as much as possible about the industry and the work we do
- Demonstrated passion for offensive security and adversarial engineering
- 0+ to 2 years of experience in application penetration testing
- 0+ to 2 years of experience in network penetration testing
- Internships with cyber, startup and/or high-tech companies
- Bachelors degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or physics
- Software development experience in core offsec languages such as golang or python
- Capture-the-flag, CCDC, CPTC or other security related competitions
- Notable achievements on testing platforms such as Hack the Box, TryHackMe, Portswigger and similar
- Demonstrable contributions to vulnerability research, exploit development, and CVE assignments
- Verifiable open source contribution with git commits to popular offsec projects
- Security community experience via presentations, conference attendance, blogs, white papers and similar
- PNPT, BSCP, OSCP, CPTS, OSWE, OSCE, OSEP, OSED, CRTO, cloud certifications and similar
- Fanatical passion for cybersecurity and the challenges it presents
- Customer centric focus with an obsessive need to wow and delight each client
- Ability to maintain high levels of output and work ethic
- Personable individual who enjoys working in a team-oriented environment
- Self-starter and independent learner that is able to spin up quickly
- Competitive salary
- Equity Incentive Plan, offering ownership stakes in the company
- Continuous learning opportunities through our internal Learning & Development (L&D) program, including training, certifications, and conferences to support your career growth
- Recognition and rewards for speaking engagements at industry events and conferences
- Comprehensive health and dental insurance coverage
- Immediate 401(k) matching
- Paid maternity and paternity leave
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
We are committed to an inclusive and diverse Praetorian. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other legally protected status.
We believe in clarity and fairness from the start. For candidates based in California, Colorado, Washington, and New York, the estimated base salary range for this role is $80,000-$115,000. The final offer will be thoughtfully determined based on various factors, including your unique skills, experience, and location. At Praetorian, we recognize that great talent comes with diverse backgrounds—and we’re committed to ensuring each offer reflects the value you bring to our team.
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Praetorian is an information security provider dedicated to helping organizations achieve risk-management success. Praetorian helps clients identify, prioritize, and mitigate risk. The business is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
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