Lead Security Engineer

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CompanyQLYS
LocationPune
CategorySecurity
SeniorityLead
Workplace-
Posted2026-08-22
Viaworkday

Description

Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world!

As a Lead Engineer, Security Signatures you will be part of a Qualys Threat Research Unit that is responsible for the research, development, and delivery of emergent vulnerability signatures . This opening is your opportunity to work on a unique security solution in the rapidly expanding fields of penetration testing, vulnerability assessments and cyber security.

Responsibilities

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Research and create signatures for the Qualys product to detect vulnerabilities in Industrial Control Systems.

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Research new and emerging technologies to identify vulnerabilities and exploits.

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Research zero-day and actively attack vulnerabilities to create signatures to identify vulnerable assets.

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Build automation for day-to-day tasks.

Qualifications

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Experience and strong knowledge in penetration testing and vulnerability management.

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Knowledge and hands on experience with several types of security vulnerabilities and attacks such as cross-site scripting, privilege escalation, remote code execution.

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Proficient with regular expressions.

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Bachelor's in computer science with 5+ years of experience in Information Security domain or Masters in Computer Science or Cyber Security.

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In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, FTP, SSH, TLS/SSL, and SMTP protocols.

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Experience with scripting languages, including Python and Bash.

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Experience with network analysis tools, analysis of packet captures.

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System administrator experience on Windows or Unix platforms.

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Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Additional Plus Competencies

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Understanding of Lua (preferred), or Python

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Knowledge of Virtualization software (VMWare, Virtual PC/Virtual Box, XEN, etc.).

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Knowledge of container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

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Able to handle projects independently.

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Experienced in the use of vulnerability scanners, IDS, and multiple security tools.

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Experience in developing security-related tools/programs.

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OSCP and similar certifications.