Offensive Security Engineer at Praetorian preventing breaches through technical projects and expertise development. Collaborating on complex security challenges and ensuring technical precision for clients.
Responsibilities
Execute challenging security projects for our PS and MSP customers, ensuring technical precision and successfully resolving complex client needs.
Be accountable for the success of unique engagements by developing custom methodologies, payloads, exploits, and tools when off-the-shelf solutions aren't enough.
Continuously improve the bridge between services and product by identifying vulnerability trends in the field and translating them into tangible improvements.
Proactively develop new Chariot capabilities based on the specific security vulnerabilities identified during PS security projects.
Aggressively learn as much as possible about the industry and offensive security landscape to ensure the team remains on the bleeding edge of tradecraft.
Requirements
A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics, backed by 0–2 years of experience or relevant internships in cybersecurity, startups, or high-tech environments.
You have experience writing software or scripts using common offensive security languages, specifically Go (Golang), Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
You have early experience or a demonstrated passion for Product Security (App/Mobile/LLM), Cloud Security (AWS/Azure/GCP), Web/Network Penetration Testing, Red Teaming, or IoT/Embedded Security.
You don't just work 9-to-5; you compete. You have notable achievements in CTFs (CCDC, CPTC) or on testing platforms like Hack The Box, TryHackMe, or PortSwigger.
You go beyond the basics with verifiable contributions to vulnerability research (CVEs), exploit development, or open-source offsec projects. Familiarity with AI prompt engineering for tool/payload generation is a strong plus.
You hold or are actively pursuing industry-recognized certifications such as OSCP, OSEP, PNPT, BSCP, OSWE, or relevant cloud certifications.
Benefits
Elite Talent: Work alongside the top 1% of the industry—composed exclusively of high performers who raise the bar.
Our DNA: We are defined by action, grit, and uncompromising transparency. We move fast, take on hard problems, and choose clarity over comfort—because that’s how meaningful work gets done.
Impact: Your work directly protects the world's most critical organizations.
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