What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr Staff PSIRT Engineer position at The Fountain Group?
We are a national staffing firm and are currently seeking an Sr. Product Security Engineer (PSIRT) for a prominent client of ours. This position Remote. Details of the position are as follows:
Job Details:
Job Details:
- Pay: $65 - $74.08/hr.
- 6-month assignment, possibility extension based on performance and budget.
- PST based. Standard hours (REMOTE).
- Position will be responsible for technical investigation of reported security vulnerabilities, including reproduction, impact analysis, and severity scoring (CVSS).
- Drive root cause analysis for reported vulnerabilities and partner with product engineering teams to develop and validate remediations.
- Proactively collaborate and ensure alignment with product, engineering, legal, privacy, and threat intelligence teams on vulnerability response strategies.
- Engage with customers and security researchers to discuss vulnerability details, mitigation steps, and disclosure timelines.
- Maintain deep familiarity with industry vulnerability handling standards and organizations such as CNA, NIST, and FIRST.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of PSIRT workflows, automation, and tooling to simplify and accelerate vulnerability response.
- Perform hotseat duties. Draft and publish security advisories.
- Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree a plus. Should be in STEM field.
- 4 years of experience in product security, application security, or vulnerability research.
- Strong expertise in reverse engineering, debugging, and secure software development practices.
- Demonstrated ability to reproduce, analyze, and assess the exploitability of complex vulnerabilities in large-scale systems.
- Deep familiarity with CVSS, CVE, and public vulnerability databases.
- Automation and scripting experience (e.g., Python, Go, Bash, or PowerShell) to develop internal tooling and automate vulnerability triage workflows.
Salary : $65 - $74