Senior Security Engineer, Threat & Offensive Security

The role

You will scale and strengthen offensive security and threat operations by identifying weaknesses in systems, networks, and applications. This role uses an AI and automation-first approach to scale testing, threat management, and response.

What you will do

• Drive and conduct security testing and penetration tests across applications, infrastructure, and networks
• Manage and implement security testing tools and frameworks
• Design and implement AI-enabled workflows to scale security testing and threat related operations
• Manage and operationalize threat intelligence
• Partner with external pentesting firms for periodic, independent reviews
• Perform security reviews of new systems, features, architectures, and third-party integrations
• Collaborate with Engineering, IT, Product and other teams to remediate identified vulnerabilities
• Develop and refine playbooks, procedures, and standards for offensive security testing, threat monitoring, and incident response
• Monitor and manage security alerts and incidents, analyze data, and respond to security events
• Support operational activities including general security reviews, security monitoring, vendor security, issue remediation, security awareness, audit/compliance, and other processes

Required qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in a security engineering, penetration testing, threat intelligence, or similar roles with relevant responsibilities and background
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Technology, or a related field
• Relevant security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CEH, OSCP, GPEN, GCIH or similar)
• Knowledge of cloud environments
• Experience with security testing, monitoring, and response technologies (threat intelligence platforms, vulnerability scanners, SIEM, EDR, or similar)

Nice to have

• Experience or exposure to startup environments

Benefits

• competitive salary with a meaningful stake in the company via equity
• 401(k) plan
• comprehensive medical, dental, & vision benefits
• daily lunch, and dinner provided through Forkable for in-office team members
• pre-tax deductions for public transit, rideshares, and parking
• company wide orientation
• learning & development opportunities including regular review cycles that feature 360-degree feedback
• quarterly budgets for team and company outings
• flexible paid time off with no annual limit
• sick days
• 11 company holidays
• 12 weeks of fully paid leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents

About the company

Valon is the leading AI platform for mortgage servicing, building the AI-native operating system for regulated finance. ValonOS is on track to power 1 in 6 U.S. mortgages across major mortgage servicers.