Senior Security Engineer (Attack Surface Identification)

• Continuous Monitoring of Digital Footprint: Constantly identify and map our officially/unofficially exposed IT assets (domains IPs open ports cloud environments etc.).
• Discovery of Shadow IT & Blind Spots: Proactively detect abandoned servers test pages and unnecessary exposed interfaces that are out of the management organizations visibility.
• Vulnerability Identification & Mitigation Strategy: Identify vulnerable application versions and paths exposing internal information evaluate them based on business impact and prioritize remediation efforts.
• Cross-functional Collaboration & Proactive Defense: Work closely with infrastructure and development teams to swiftly eliminate vulnerable paths or apply protective measures before an attack surface leads to a real breach.
• ASM Solution Implementation & Operation: Implement and operate commercial ASM solutions while simultaneously building and utilizing our own in-house Attack Surface Discovery tools.
• ASM Automation Pipeline: Automate processes to streamline attack surface identification and establish integration architectures with existing security solutions.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 2 years of experience in Security Engineering or Cybersecurity

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity threat identification response assessment and management (with at least 2 years of experience in Attack Surface Management preferred).

Technical Skills:

• ASM Solution Utilization: Experience in implementing and operating commercial ASM solutions.
• Scanner & Script Development: Experience developing vulnerability scanners or detection scripts from an attackers perspective (Offensive perspective). Usage of AI IDEs is highly welcomed.
• Security Automation: Ability to efficiently write automation scripts utilizing AWS resources and Python for API integration and building attack surface identification tools.

Security Knowledge:

• Security Architecture Understanding: Structural understanding of Cloud (AWS Azure GCP) On-premises IoT User Endpoints DNS Admin Consoles etc.
• Network & Cloud Security: In-depth knowledge of major network protocols (TCP/IP DNS HTTP/S RDP etc.) and web/cloud architecture security.
• Cyber Attack Mechanisms (TTPs): Understanding of real-world attack mechanisms including attack path discovery vulnerability exploitation malware distribution/execution lateral movement DDoS and supply chain attacks.
• Language Proficiency: Intermediate or higher proficiency in English (Reading Writing Speaking) to communicate smoothly in a global environment.
• Cloud Security Expertise: Understanding of infrastructure operations and security assessment experience in large-scale public cloud environments (AWS Azure GCP etc.).
• Related Security Experience: Hands-on experience in Bug Bounty programs discovering and reporting major vulnerabilities (CVEs) penetration testing incident response threat hunting security architecture review or Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI).
• Large-Scale Infrastructure Experience: Security operations experience within a complex massive global IT infrastructure.
• Bilingual Proficiency: Fluent in both Korean and English capable of seamless communication and collaboration in a global work environment.

Pay & Benefits

Our compensation reflects the cost of living across several US geographic markets. At Coupang your base pay is one part of your total compensation.

The base pay for this position ranges from $108000/year to $232000/year. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience.

General Description of All Benefits

• Annual bonus is 0-20% of the base salary
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life AD&D insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HAS)
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) program
• 401K Plan with Company Match
• 18-21 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) a year based on the tenure
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental leave
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• MTV- Free Electric Car Charging Station

General Description of Other Compensation

Other Compensation includes but is not limited to bonuses equity or other forms of compensation that would be offered to the hired applicant in addition to their established salary or wage scale.

Recruitment Process and Others

Recruitment Process

• Application Review - Phone Interview - Onsite (or Virtual Onsite) Interview Offer
• The exact nature of the recruitment process may vary according to the specific job and may be changed due to scheduling or other circumstances.
• Interview schedules and the results will be informed to the applicant via the e-mail address submitted at the application stage.

Details to Consider

• This job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date for application if all openings are filled.
• Coupang has the right to rescind an offer of employment if a candidate is found to have submitted false information as part of the application process.
• Coupang does not discriminate against disabled applicants or those with veteran status. We are proud to offer equal opportunities for all applicants.

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  Job Requisition ID : R0078654