Valon
Senior Security Engineer, Threat & Offensive Security
$180K–$230K
New York +1 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 31, 2026
- Location
- New York
San Francisco - Experience
- Minimum of 5 years in security engineering, penetration testing, threat intelligence, or similar roles with relevant responsibilities and background.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Technology, or a related field.
About the job
Conducts offensive security and threat operations, identifying vulnerabilities, improving defenses, and scaling testing and response with AI and automation.
What you'll do
- Conduct security testing and penetration tests across applications, infrastructure, and networks; assess systems and integrations and recommend risk-based improvements.
- Operationalize threat intelligence, monitor and respond to alerts and incidents, and develop security playbooks and procedures.
- Build AI-enabled security workflows and collaborate across teams and with external pentesting firms to strengthen controls and remediate vulnerabilities.
What they ask for
- At least 5 years in security engineering, penetration testing, threat intelligence, or similar roles.
- 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 and experience with security testing, monitoring, and response technologies.
Nice to have
- Experience or exposure to startup environments.
Pay
$180K – $230K USD base salary
Tools
Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, Cobalt Strike, GCP, AWS, SIEM, EDR
AI focus
Design and implement AI-enabled workflows to scale security testing and threat operations; apply AI and automation to improve threat detection, testing, and response.
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