Senior Offensive Security Researcher

Our mission is to make application security and software assurance a reality, at scale. We’re a dedicated team that leverages each other’s strengths to produce cutting-edge solutions to difficult problems. Join us to grow your career and create the future of software assurance at scale.

Work You’ll Do

As a member of our team, you will be responsible for planning and delivering in-depth security assessments across a variety of products and services. Your next project could be anything from static and dynamic analysis of a multi-node infrastructure, to writing a fuzzer for an undocumented network protocol or the grammar of a new programming language. Other responsibilities include:

• Scope and execute in-depth security assessments and vulnerability research across a broad range of on-premise software, cloud services and infrastructure.
• Perform in-depth security assessments using results from static and dynamic analysis.
• Create testing tools to help teams identify security-related weaknesses.
• Collaborate with teams to help them triage and fix security issues.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field (e.g. Electrical Engineering).
• 2+ years industry experience in one or more of the following areas: software/product security assessments, penetration testing, red teaming, web application assessments.
• Aptitude for self-study, setting and achieving long-term goals (for example, learning an unfamiliar programming language).
• Ability to effectively assess and communicate risks and appropriate levels of urgency to management and engineering staff.
• Excellent organizational, presentation, verbal, and written communication skills.

This role does not require access to a cleared work environment. Security clearances are not required, and active clearances cannot be sponsored.

Nice to Have

• Proficiency with multiple programming languages, preferably Go, Java, Python or C/C++.
• 5+ years industry experience in software development.
• Ability to perform manual source code reviews in one of the aforementioned languages, or assisted review with code analysis tools.
• Hands-on experience in one or more of the following with an interest in doing full-time research: cybersecurity consulting, security engineering, vulnerability management, risk assessments, bug bounty hunting, malware analysis, forensics.
• OSCP, OSWE certification, or interest in achieving certification.
• Experience navigating and working with extremely large codebases is also highly desirable.
• Experience using common security assessment tools and techniques in one or more of the following categories: Mobile Application Assessment (iOS / Android), Reverse Engineering (e.g. IDA Pro/Ghidra/Radare2), Fuzzing (e.g. Jazzer/AFL/Peach), Web Application assessment (e.g. Burp Suite Proxy, ZAP, REST API testing).
• Proficiency in manual penetration testing in at least TWO or more of the following areas - Mobile, API, Infrastructure, OS, Web Application.
• Knowledge of common vulnerabilities in different types of software and programming languages, including: How to test for/exploit them, real-world mitigations that can be applied.
• Familiarity with vulnerability classification frameworks (e.g. OWASP Top 10, CVSS, MITRE CVE).
• Ability to threat model systems/applications/platforms to assess design and find flaws that can be exploited.

What We’ll Give You

• A team of very skilled and diverse personnel across the globe.
• Ability to work in a hybrid work environment.
• Exposure to mind-blowing large-scale cutting-edge systems.
• The resources of a large, global operation while still having the small, start-up feel of a smaller team day to day.
• Develop new skills and competencies working with our vast cloud product offerings.
• Ongoing extensive training and skills development support to further your career aspirations.
• Incredible benefits and company perks.
• An organization filled with smart, enthusiastic, and motivated colleagues.
• The opportunity to impact and improve our systems and delight our customers.

About Us

As a world leader in cloud solutions, Oracle uses tomorrow’s technology to tackle today’s challenges. We’ve partnered with industry-leaders in almost every sector—and continue to thrive after 40+ years of change by operating with integrity. We know that true innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why we’re committed to growing an inclusive workforce that promotes opportunities for all.

Oracle careers open the door to global opportunities where work-life balance flourishes. We offer competitive benefits based on parity and consistency and support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.

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