Senior Security Engineer, Threat & Offensive Security

Valon is building the AI-native operating system for regulated finance starting with mortgage servicing.

Were a Series C company backed by a16z transforming industries that others have written off as too complex to innovate.

Rather than build on top of broken legacy systems we took a different approach: we built and operate our own mortgage servicing business managing $110 billion in loans. This wasnt the end goal it was how we deeply understood the complexity needed to build software that actually works in regulated industries.

The results speak for themselves. Weve transformed mortgage servicing from a 0% margin business into 60% margins while dramatically improving customer experience. Major enterprise contracts are now deploying across the industry.

ValonOS is our unified platform that makes every process structured and programmable and it is perfectly positioned for the AI era. When everything flows through one system with rich data AI agents dont just automate tasks they continuously improve entire operations. Mortgage servicing is just the beginning of our vision to transform regulated industries and beyond.

Our customers entrust us with some of their most sensitive and personal financial information and it is the ultimate mission of Valons Security team to ensure we have sound programs processes and automation in place to safeguard our customers data. The Security team protects the infrastructure and data for processing billions of dollars of mortgage loans.

In addition to protecting Valons internal systems the Security team partners closely with Product and Engineering to design and deliver secure scalable and trustworthy capabilities for ValonOS. We work cross-functionally across all teams at Valon to enable security throughout the organization. We engage with external security auditors pentesting firms and partners to continuously evaluate Valons security posture.

Valon offices are located in New York City and San Francisco but we fully support remote work!

We are seeking an experienced and skilled Senior Security Engineer Threat & Offensive Security to join our growing team! As a key security member at Valon you will help scale and strengthen our offensive security and threat operations proactively identifying weaknesses in our systems networks and applications as the company continues to grow.

This position requires a deep understanding of adversarial techniques security testing methodologies threat intelligence and incident response along with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams. Importantly this role requires an AI and automation-first approach to security work using modern tools to scale testing threat management and response. You will help ensure security is embedded across our environment and that we continue to safeguard our most critical assets and maintain the trust of our customers and stakeholders.

• Drive and conduct security testing and penetration tests across applications infrastructure and networks to identify exploitable vulnerabilities

• Manage and implement security testing tools and frameworks to simulate real-world attacks and validate the effectiveness of existing security controls

• Design and implement AI-enabled workflows to scale security testing and threat related operations.

• Manage and operationalize threat intelligence to anticipate emerging threats and adjust defenses proactively

• Partner with external pentesting firms for periodic independent reviews

• Perform security reviews of new systems features architectures and third-party integrations providing actionable risk-based recommendations

• Collaborate with Engineering IT Product and other teams to remediate identified vulnerabilities and strengthen security controls

• 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

• Proven experience in security engineering red team or threat management role with a focus on penetration testing security testing threat intelligence and/or incident response

• Hands-on experience with security testing tools and frameworks (e.g. Burp Suite Metasploit Nmap Cobalt Strike or similar)

• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI and automation to improve the efficiency and scalability of threat detection testing and response operations

• Proficient in both manual and automated testing techniques understanding when manual analysis is needed versus pure automated testing

• Strong understanding of common attack techniques exploitation methods and MITRE ATT&CK or related

• Experience with SIEM EDR and other detection/monitoring platforms

• Experience with cloud security and environments (GCP AWS)

• Ability to work autonomously lead projects and navigate complex ambiguous security investigations

• Ability to foster strong relationships and partner with stakeholders to drive remediation and results

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to explain technical findings and risk to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Applied knowledge of industry security and testing frameworks (OWASP NIST MITRE ATT&CK CIS SOC 2/ISO 27001 concepts)

• Experience or exposure to startup environments is a plus

• Minimum of 5 years in a security engineering penetration testing threat intelligence or similar roles with relevant responsibilities and background

• Bachelors 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)

• Base Compensation Band: $180K - 230K. Base salary offered is determined by a number of factors including the candidates experience qualifications and skills

  • This Base Compensation pay range applies to our New York City located staff and may differ according to location.

• Compensation: Competitive salary with a meaningful stake in the company via equity and 401k plan

• Health & well-being: Well invest in your physical and mental well-being with comprehensive medical dental & vision benefits

• Commuter benefits: We offer pre-tax deductions for public transportation rideshare services and parking expenses to make your commute more affordable and convenient

• Grow together: Company wide orientation for you to successfully onboard and other learning & development opportunities including regular review cycles that feature 360 degree feedback

• Play together: Quarterly budgets for team and company outings. Use it for team swag cooking classes or team dinners!

• Generous time off: Flexible paid time off sick days and 11 company holidays

• Baby bonding time: 12 weeks off for both birthing and non-birthing parents - fully paid so you can focus your energy on your newest addition

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Valon is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race color sex religion sexual orientation national origin disability genetic information pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal state or local laws. Valon makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications merit and business needs at the time.

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