Security Engineer (Red Team)

Glean • San Francisco, CA

108d • $200,000 - $280,000

About The Position

Glean is looking for a highly skilled and motivated Red Team Engineer to join our team. We are looking for an ultimate ethical adversary, who can leverage their expertise in network penetration testing, social engineering, and attack methodologies to expose our weaknesses and make us stronger.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field (or equivalent work experience). Masters in Information Security a big plus.
• Experience with social engineering techniques and methodologies.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python and Bash.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, able to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• A passion for learning, constantly seeking new ways to improve your skills and knowledge.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with cloud native development practices in GCP/AWS/Azure is a plus.
• Bonus points for experience with cloud security, web application security, and post-exploitation frameworks.
• A proactive and positive attitude to lead, learn, troubleshoot and take ownership of both small tasks and large features.

Responsibilities

• Thrive in a customer-focused, tight-knit and cross-functional environment - being a team player and willing to take on whatever is most impactful for the company is a must.
• Conduct network penetration testing, employing various techniques like exploiting vulnerabilities, bypassing defenses, and escalating privileges.
• Design and execute targeted social engineering attacks to test human vulnerabilities and security awareness.
• Develop assumed breach scenarios that mimic real-world attacks, testing our incident response procedures and readiness.
• Utilize penetration testing frameworks like Metasploit, Kali Linux, and Burp Suite, constantly updating your knowledge and exploring new tools.
• Collaborate with blue teams, developers, and stakeholders to communicate findings, prioritize vulnerabilities, and recommend remediation strategies.
• Stay ahead of the curve by researching emerging threats, attending conferences, and actively contributing to the offensive security community.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage.
• Generous time-off policy.
• Opportunity to contribute to your 401k plan.
• Home office improvement stipend.
• Annual education and wellness stipends.
• Regular company events and healthy lunches daily.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree