Senior Offensive Security Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Security Engineer to build and lead our Offensive Security this role you will attack Chimes services applications and infrastructure to discover security issues and report them to our internal technology teams. This position will offer you the opportunity to grow your technical and leadership skills while being part of a collaborative and dynamic team that finds joy in problem-solving and innovating together at Chime.

The ideal candidate will be an offensive cybersecurity professional with a passion for analyzing codebases testing hypotheses and designing tools to impact web applications and their infrastructure. This Engineer will work closely with teams throughout Information Security as well as provide technical leadership and advice to teams and leaders throughout Chime. You will be in direct contact with teams in a variety of business verticals giving you first hand knowledge about how Chime is built and how it operates at a deep technical level. Additionally you will leverage the knowledge you gain about Chime to find new ways to break services processes and infrastructure throughout the company.

Were a small dedicated team thats always thinking of innovative ways to tackle challenging security problems. We take on ambitious projects that have a significant impact on our members and help build a strong security culture within our company. The team encourages discussing the problems we are solving the methods we use and celebrating our accomplishments through public blogs and at conferences. If these resonate with the way you work wed love to hear from you.

The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $157590 and up to $218900. Full-time employees are also eligible for a bonus competitive equity package and benefits. The actual base salary offered may be higher depending on your location skills qualifications and experience.

In this role you can expect to

• Independently manage complete red team exercises.
• Partner with Engineering Product IT and other business functions to drive security improvement across the organization
• Research emerging attack vectors vulnerabilities and techniques
• Utilize your offensive skills to identify weaknesses and build defenses against those who may point their attacks at Chime
• Develop custom payloads and exploits
• Emulate adversaries like cybercriminals and insider threats by attacking web applications cloud platforms and supporting services(Kubernetes / Container Orchestration platforms etc.)
• Collaborate closely with detection engineers to build high fidelity alerting based on emerging attack vectors and tactics techniques and procedures
• Participate in purple-team exercises to mature the security program

What are we looking for

• 4 years of combined experience in either an offensive security red teaming or application security role.
• Experience in conducting surreptitious cloud based attacks
• Experience with developing custom tools and payloads which bypass defensive products and remain undetected in a mature network environment
• Ability to perform unsupervised red team engagements and experience with performing adversarial simulation
• Ability to explain vulnerabilities and weaknesses to non-technical stakeholders
• (Nice to have) Relevant certifications: OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional) OSCE (Offensive Security Certified Expert) and OSEE (Offensive Security Exploitation Expert) Certified Red Team Operator (CRTO) GIAC Red Team Professional certification (GRTP)

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A little about us

At Chime we believe that everyone can achieve financial progress. We created Chimea financial technology company not a bank*on the premise that core banking services should be helpful easy and free. Through our user-friendly tools and intuitive platforms we empower our members to take control of their finances and work towards their goals. Whether its starting a savings account purchasing a first car or home launching a business or pursuing higher education were proud to have helped millions unlock their financial potential.

Were a team of problem solvers dreamers and builders with one shared obsession: our members. From day one Chimers have worked tirelessly to out-hustle and out-execute competitors to bring our mission to life. Their grit and determination inspire us to work harder every day to deliver the very best experience possible. We each bring an owners mindset to our work refusing to be outdone and holding ourselves accountable to meet and exceed the highest bars for our teams our company and our members.

We believe in being bold dreaming big and taking risks while also working together embracing our diverse perspectives and giving each other honest feedback. Our culture remains deeply entrepreneurial encouraging every Chimer to see themselves as stewards of our mission to help everyday Americans unlock their financial progress.

We know that to achieve our mission we must earn and keep peoples trustso we hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity in everything we do. These arent just words on a wallour values are embedded in every aspect of our business serving as a north star that guides us as we work to help millions achieve their financial potential.

Because if we dontwho will

*Chime is a financial technology company not a bank. Banking services provided by The Bancorp Bank N.A. or Stride Bank N.A. Members FDIC.

What we offer for our full-time regular employees

• Our in-office work policy is designed to keep you connected - with four days a week in the office and Fridays from home for those near one of our offices plus team and company-wide events depending on location. Whether youre coming in regularly or are part of our fully remote program youll stay engaged with your work and teammates.**
• In-office perks including backup child elder and/or pet care plus a subsidized commuter benefit to support your regular commute**
• Competitive salary based on experience**
• 401k match** plus great medical dental vision life and disability benefits
• Generous vacation policy and company-wide Chime Days bonus company-wide paid days off**
• 1% of your time off to support local community organizations of your choice
• Annual wellness stipend to use towards eligible wellness related expenses
• Up to 24 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birthing parents
• Access to Maven a family planning tool with $15k lifetime reimbursement for egg freezing fertility treatments adoption and more.
• In-person and virtual events to connect with your fellow Chimersthink cooking classes guided meditations music festivals mixology classes paint nights etc. and delicious snack boxes too!**
• A challenging and fulfilling opportunity to join one of the most experienced teams in FinTech and help millions unlock financial progress**

**Perks also available to Chime Interns.

We know that great work cant be done without a diverse team and inclusive environment. Thats why we specifically look for individuals of varying strengths skills backgrounds and ideas to join our team. We believe this gives us a competitive advantage to better serve our members and helps us all grow as Chimers and individuals.

Chime is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity age marital or family status disability genetic information veteran status or any other legally protected basis under provincial federal state and local laws regulations or ordinances. We will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of state and local laws including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Cook County Ordinance NYC Fair Chance Act and the LA City Fair Chance Ordinance and consistent with Canadian provincial and federal laws. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during any stage of the application process please contact: .

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