2 months ago
Dublin, IrelandMid Level / Senior
Responsibilities
- Research existing vulnerabilities and discover new vulnerabilities.
- Develop detection scripts for Tenable sensors, including the Nessus vulnerability scanner, based on research findings.
- Research and develop detection methods for services and products from different vendors.
- Implement advanced detection logic while minimizing false positives and false negatives.
- Participate in detection-logic discussions and research new detection methods.
- Interface with stakeholders to externalize research outcomes.
- Work on complex research and development initiatives.
- Help train other researchers when needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- At least 3-5 years of development or research and development experience.
- Strong programming skills in one or more languages, specifically C and/or Python.
- Experience working with multiple operating systems, with Linux proficiency required.
- Ability to showcase original research externally through blogs, white papers, or similar publications.
- Strong understanding of networking and the TCP/IP stack is ideal.
- In-depth knowledge of security vulnerabilities, CVSS scoring, vulnerability classification, detection, and exploitation techniques is ideal.
- Expert-level knowledge of protocols such as HTTP, DNS, SSH, and SMB is ideal.
- Experience with penetration testing, vulnerability research, discovery, or publication is ideal.
- A security-related certification such as OSCP is ideal.
- Experience with systems administration and command-line work is ideal.
- Proficiency with SQL and Snowflake is ideal.
- Experience rigorously testing software and developing tools and test plans for complicated software is ideal.
- Experience with Tenable products such as Nessus, Tenable.io, and SecurityCenter is ideal.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement is indicated by the #LI-Hybrid designation.
- Competitive wellness and financial benefits are offered.
- Employees may be eligible for variable compensation in addition to base pay.
About Tenable
Tenable builds an exposure management and vulnerability detection platform used by enterprises and government agencies to find, prioritize, and remediate cyber risk across IT, cloud, containers, and operational technology. Its portfolio includes Nessus, Tenable.io, and Tenable.sc, delivered primarily via subscriptions and enterprise licenses. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Tenable is a public company traded on NASDAQ (TENB).