Research Engineer (Quality Assurance)

Role Description

Reports To: Director of Research

Tenable Network Security is the editor of Nessus, the world most popular vulnerability scanner, deployed across the globe among many customers ranging from the U.S. government to local CPA companies.  We are looking for a talented and meticulous individual to help us review and test new security checks we release into our plugin feed.

Key Responsibilities

As part of a team, you will:

• Test checks independently to ensure they function correctly
• Review checks to ensure they meet our coding guidelines and will be well-behaved when run against a wide range of hardware and software

With us, you can expect to:

• Gain familiarity with a diverse collection of enterprise software and hardware
• Learn many different network protocols
• Operate in a fast-paced environment at the forefront of vulnerability research 

Ideal Candidate Description

Required Skills:

• Basic Unix and Windows system administration skills
• Basic programming skills
• Familiar with CVS, git, and regular expressions
• Excellent attention to details and an innate sense of curiosity.

Other skills that would be nice to have:

• Experience with tools, programs, algorithms, or other technical methods to reliably identify vulnerabilities
• Experience identifying system configurations in operating systems, applications, or network devices
• Knowledge of TCP/IP protocols, Unix internals and Windows internals

Position is open to remote candidates.

To apply, visit: https://home.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=1175341.