Associate Application Security Engineer

Company Summary

Bugcrowd is the world’s #1 crowdsourced security company. Our award-winning platform combines actionable, contextual intelligence with the skill and experience of the world’s most elite hackers to help leading organizations solve security challenges, protect customers, and make the digitally connected world a safer place.

Job Summary

The ideal candidate for the Associate Application Security Engineer role is a quick learner of complex concepts, a consummate professional, and an effective communicator with proven excellence in executing projects in a timely and comprehensive manner. For this specific role, it is required that one has a strong understanding of common security issues and concepts such as the OWASP Top Ten, common pentesting/vulnerability assessment tools, general web/tech acumen, and a passion for delivering results. Having a history of performing webapp pentests or vulnerability assessments is preferred.

**Please note this is a part-time, 20 hour/week position and we are only considering candidates in AUS at time

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Perform penetration tests and vulnerability assessments against a wide variety of web applications.
• Be thorough and comprehensive in coverage, as well as adhering to a strict methodology for completing the assessments.
• Act decisively, independently, and confidently across a wide variety and range of circumstances and situations. This role includes a large amount of autonomy in day-to-day operations and comes with a high degree of implicit trust to be able to execute with minimal supervision. To this end, it’s critical that the right candidate also is able to demonstrate complete and total ownership of any/all responsibilities related to the role. 
• Provide verbose and detailed documentation for all interactions - while also exhibiting exemplary written and verbal communication skills in both internally and externally facing capacities.

Culture:

• At Bugcrowd, we understand that diversity in the workplace is vital to a company’s success and growth. We strive to make sure that people are included and have a sense of being part of making Bugcrowd not only a great product but a great place to work.
• We regularly hear from both customers and researchers that Bugcrowd feels like a family, and we strive to maintain that internally as well.
• Our team consists of a broad range of people: musicians, adventure sports junkies, nature lovers, parents, cereal enthusiasts, night owls, cyclists, artists—you get the point.

At Bugcrowd, we are solving security threats and vulnerabilities that are relevant to everyone, therefore we believe solving these problems takes all kinds of backgrounds. We value the perspectives and experiences people from underrepresented backgrounds bring. We are a supportive & collaborative team who understand that reaching Bugcrowd’s potential depends on the happiness of the employee.

Background Checks:

Apply at: https://www.bugcrowd.com/about/careers/