Senior Application Security Engineer

Redwood City, CA, United States

WHAT IS BOX?

Box is the market leader for Cloud Content Management. Our mission is to power how the world works together. Box is partnering with enterprise organizations to accelerate their digital transformation by creating a single platform for secure content management, collaboration and workflow. We have an amazing opportunity to further establish ourselves as leaders in the space, and we need strong advocates to help us achieve that goal.

By joining Box, you will have the unique opportunity to help capture a majority of this developing market and define what content management looks like for the digital enterprise. Today, Box powers 100,000+ businesses, including many top Fortune 500 companies who trust our secure collaboration platform to manage the entire content lifecycle.

WHY BOX NEEDS YOU

Box is looking for a Senior Application Security Engineer who will focus on thinking like a threat actor to proactively find security gaps and partner with development teams to close those gaps quickly. You will own the end-to-end secure development requirements, discovery of vulnerabilities through PenTesting and identifying remediation tactics specific to the product tech stack.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Conduct product/feature level Design Reviews, Code Reviews, Threat Modeling, Penetration Testing and Conducing Vulnerability Risk Analysis

Lead manual security reviews and create secure coding requirements

Discover vulnerabilities through web and mobile penetration testing

Evaluate products for how a threat actor could leverage user-facing flows for malicious activity

Deliver reports on completed tests and document technical issues identified during the assessments

Collaborate with Product, Engineering and broader security teams to provide recommendations for solutions focused on decreasing business risks

Support the Bug Bounty/VDP program through triaging submissions and proposing remediations

Identify and maintain standards and procedures around the use of open source software

WHO YOU ARE

You have 5+ years of experience with creating secure coding requirements, conducting threat models and pen testing software end-to-end

You are passionate about working with developers to help them develop code securely

Expert in determining the severity of a vulnerability and their impact to the business

Expert with common security testing methodologies, including fuzz testing and using tools like Burp Suite

Experience with the process of developing, building, and shipping secure code

Understand secure engineering best practices, can articulate problem statements and propose solutions to both technically savvy and non-technical audiences

Experience with multiple languages such as Java, React, Node JS, PHP, Scala, C and/or Python to perform secure code reviews

Understand how to detect and prioritize Front End, API's, Microservices and Container vulnerabilities

You have a passion for cyber security demonstrated through participation/leadership in webinars, Capture the Flag (CTF), TryHackMe, Hack The Box, Bug Bounty Programs, submission of CVEs and/or personal security projects

Strong understanding of past, current, and emerging security exploits and the TTPs (tactics, techniques, and procedures) threat actor groups leverage

Ability to communicate and report to various levels of technical and non technical stakeholders

Box lives its values, with community and in-person collaboration being a core part of our culture. Boxers are expected to work from their assigned office a minimum of 2 days per week, with a focus on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Your Recruiter will share more about how we work and company culture during the hiring process.

Head-over-heels about this role — but not sure you meet all the requirements? Apply anyway! Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Box, we take a big-picture approach to hiring that fosters authenticity, diversity, and inclusion. If you're passionate about this opportunity, chances are, you shine pretty bright.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, and any other protected ground of discrimination under applicable human rights legislation. Box strives to respect the dignity and ‎‎independence of people with disabilities and is committed to giving them the same ‎‎opportunity to succeed as all other employees. Inclusiveness is core to our culture at Box, and we strive to ensure you get the most from your interview experience. Box makes reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please complete this form Reasonable accommodations may include scheduling adjustments, document dictation and beyond.

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Box is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual base salary (or OTE if commissionable role) is dependent upon factors such as: knowledge, skill level, experience, and work location. This role is also eligible for equity and benefits. For more information on benefits, check out our  healthcare benefits  and additional  Box Benefits + Perks .

In accordance with OFCCP compliance, here is the Pay Transparency Provision.

United States Pay Range $181,000—$226,500 USD