What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr Staff PSIRT Engineer position at EITAcies, Inc.?
Direct Client Requirement:
Sr Staff PSIRT Engineer
100% Remote work
PST preferred timezone
Job Responsibilities:
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Technical investigation of reported security vulnerabilities, including reproduction, impact analysis, and severity scoring (CVSS).
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Drive root cause analysis for reported vulnerabilities and partner with product engineering teams to develop and validate remediations.
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Proactively collaborate and ensure alignment with product, engineering, legal, privacy, and threat intelligence teams on vulnerability response strategies.
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Engage with customers and security researchers to discuss vulnerability details, mitigation steps, and disclosure timelines.
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Maintain deep familiarity with industry vulnerability handling standards and organizations such as CNA, NIST, and FIRST.
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Contribute to the continuous improvement of PSIRT workflows, automation, and tooling to simplify and accelerate vulnerability response.
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Perform hotseat duties.
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Draft and publish security advisories.
Requirements:
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Strong expertise in reverse engineering, debugging, and secure software development practices.
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Demonstrated ability to reproduce, analyze, and assess the exploitability of complex vulnerabilities in large-scale systems.
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Deep familiarity with CVSS, CVE, and public vulnerability databases.
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Automation and scripting experience (e.g., Python, Go, Bash, or PowerShell) to develop internal tooling and automate vulnerability triage workflows.
Education:
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BS or MS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Cybersecurity.
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4 years of experience in product security, application security, or vulnerability research.
This is a remote position.