Offensive Security Engineer

Why should I Apply:

At Sonar, we’re a group of brilliant, motivated, and driven professionals working hard to help organizations build responsible, secure, high-quality code quickly and systematically. We build solutions that don’t just solve symptoms of problems – we fix problems at the source – source code, to be specific.

We have a dynamic culture with employees worldwide and hub offices in the USA, Switzerland, the UK, Singapore, and Germany. We believe team members should have the opportunity to come to work every day, work on a product they are proud of, love what they do, and feel energized by their peers. With our roots deep in the open source community, we’re all about the mission: provide solutions that deliver Clean Code.

The impact you will have

The primary goal of the Information Security team is to build trust with our rapidly growing customer base by ensuring the security of our products and demonstrating that our organization meets stringent security standards.

As a member of the team, you will work with the engineering teams to ensure products and cloud platforms are designed, built, and maintained to Sonar’s high security standards and assist them through constant improvement. You will also ensure endpoints are fully secure and meet our engineers' needs while procuring and deploying new solutions. You will investigate and resolve security issues raised with our team. As part of a team-based organization, your contributions will significantly impact the growth of our business through Sonar’s “collective intelligence” mindset.

On a daily basis, you will

• Develop and implement security initiatives delivered through the strategic security plan.
• Procure, design, and implement new security tools and features.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to design and implement secure product solutions.
• Conduct internal and external security reviews, pen testing, and red team exercises.
• Investigate and resolve security issues in products and internal systems.
• Review engineering product architecture and solutions to ensure integration of security requirements.
• Review cloud configuration and perform code reviews.
• Investigate and manage customer security concerns.
• Review threat intelligence findings and analyse threat landscapes.

The technical skills you will demonstrate

• Extensive experience with cloud architectures (GCP and AWS).
• Experience with application security assessments including authN and authZ.
• Experience with AI Security.
• Experience with threat modeling using frameworks like STRIDE.
• Experience with pen testing, red team engagements and bug bounty programs.
• Experience with vulnerability investigation and management.
• Experience with cloud network and firewall policy management.
• Experience with coding and scripting such as Python.
• Familiarity with Azure platform and Google Workspace experience are a plus.

The soft skills you will demonstrate

• You are a curious person by nature
• You are a friendly, enthusiastic, and an organized team player. 
• You actively share your knowledge and give and receive feedback, to improve the team and yourself.  
• Ability to clearly identify the problem to be solved and articulate it before working on the solutions.
• You have experience working on cross-team projects across a global organization.
• You are fluent in Written and spoken English.

Why you will love it here:

• Our culture and mission set us apart. We have a dynamic work culture that values respect and kindness – and embraces the right to fail (and get right back up again!). We believe that the best idea wins and everyone has a voice.

• We believe that great people make a great company. We value people skills as much as technical skills and strive to keep things friendly and laid-back while still being passionate leaders in our domains. Our 550+ SonarSourcers from 33 different nationalities can relate!

• We embrace work-life balance. It is important to maintain a healthy work-life balance. This is why we have a flexible work policy that includes remote and in-office hybrid work (minimum three days a week in the office - Monday/Tuesday/Thursday).

• We have a growth mindset. We love to learn and believe that continuous education is critical to our success. In an ever-changing industry, new skills are a must, and we're happy to help our team acquire them.

We prioritize Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

At Sonar, we are a global workforce and recognize the value of different backgrounds, and global cultures.

We are committed to creating a diverse work environment and are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

All offers of employment at Sonar are contingent upon the clear results of a comprehensive background check conducted prior to the start date.

Please note that applications submitted through agencies or third-party recruiters will not be considered.