Application Security Engineer II – Contract

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Assess and validate incoming security vulnerability reports for programs managed by Bugcrowd.

• Organize submission data to ensure it is valid, accurate, and appropriately categorized by severity.

• Engage directly with clients or security researchers to request additional information when necessary.

• Manage incident response by escalating and communicating critical bugs to clients.

• Utilize a strong understanding of OWASP Top Ten vulnerabilities.

• Contribute to the design or development of tools aimed at enhancing the triage and validation process.

• Operate under the guidance of the Director of Technical Operations.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience in security consulting.

• A track record of published work and a demonstrated enthusiasm for security assessment research.

• High level of proficiency with Burp Suite or similar interception proxies.

• Practical experience with industry-standard tools like nmap, sqlmap, and those available in Kali Linux.

• In-depth knowledge of OWASP Top Ten vulnerabilities.

• Proficiency in at least one scripting or development language.

• Ability to manage individual projects while also contributing to team efforts.

• Capacity to meet deadlines for task completion.

• Strong organizational, influencing, and communication abilities.

• Capability to fulfill physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodations.

• Must be able to maintain a stationary position for 50% of the time.

• Must be able to transport or move a laptop as necessary during the workday.

• Required integrity to handle highly confidential information with utmost discretion.

🏝️ Benefits

• Gain exposure to security programs across numerous companies.

• Learn from leading security researchers and innovative security testing methodologies.

• Opportunities to learn about complex vulnerability types and various technologies.

• 100% remote work-from-home flexibility.

• Reasonable accommodations available for qualified individuals with disabilities.