Application Security Engineer

Gen is a global company powering Digital Freedom through consumer brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender, and CCleaner. Our combined heritage is rooted in providing safety for the first digital generations. We bring leading technology solutions in cybersecurity, privacy and identity protection to more than 500 million users in 150 countries so they can live their digital lives safely, privately, and confidently today and for generations to come. We're always looking for smart, fearless, and dedicated people. Together, we have collective passion and a big vision to power Digital Freedom by protecting consumers and giving them control of their digital lives.

When you’re a part of Gen, you are provided access to a range of resources and support to ensure you can do your best work and live your best life. This includes flexible working options with generous time off and competitive benefits & compensation packages.

Diversity is foundational to how we do business because we know the greatest ideas and results come from our unique perspectives and differences. We strive to create a safe, inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. Team members are valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are in a meaningful and exciting atmosphere. Gen is an equal employment opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit, experience, and business needs.

If this sounds like you—Gen has a dynamic, supportive culture with core values that celebrate diversity, promote teamwork, and encourage every team member to contribute and grow—join us!

About The Role:

Are you the kind of technical contributor who wants to influence how an organization builds a world class Application Security program? Do you enjoy solving multifaceted technical challenges with a focus on collaboration and team work? We're looking for a skilled technical contributor to do just that. You will be on the forefront of our software development activities and ensuring we produce the best possible outcomes to ensure security and privacy of our millions of users.

About The Team:

The Application Security team at Gen is responsible for the tools, process, policies, and technical leadership to build best practices for software development. We work closly with our developer and release engineering partners to deliver high quality, high fidelity findings, training, guidance, and tools. Additionally we provide outreach to external security researchers via our bug bounty program. We're a multi-cultural team that values team work, technical acumen, autonomy, and critical thinking.

What You’ll Do In This Role:

• Perform security-focused code reviews.
• Support and consult with product and development teams in the area of application security, including threat modeling and application security reviews.
• Assist teams in reproducing, triaging, and addressing application security vulnerabilities.
• Support the bug bounty program.
• Support the preparation of security releases.
• Assist in development of security processes and automated tooling that prevent classes of security issues.

What You’ll Need To Be Successful In This Role:

• Able to work well with software development teams.
• Experience identifying security issues through code review.
• Excellent and professional communication skills (written and verbal) with an ability to articulate complex topics in a clear and concise manner.
• Familiarity with some common security libraries and tools (e.g., static analysis tools, proxying / penetration testing tools).
• Familiarity and ability to explain common security flaws and ways to address them (e.g., OWASP Top 10).
• Basic development or scripting experience and skills.
• A basic understanding of network and web related protocols (such as TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, protocols).
• Written and spoken English at least on B2 level.

What We Can Offer:

• Annual bonus scheme
• Unlimited PTO (paid time off), flexible working hours & home office.
• The chance to join a major global tech company listed on the S&P 500.
• Opportunity to learn and work with the best in the Digital Security industry
• Cafeteria points are provided by Benefit Plus (meal plan, pension insurance, travel, free time activities, multisport card, and much more).
• Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses
• Learning & Development plan.
• Sustainable home improvement bonus
• Mac/Windows laptop and mobile phone

Gen is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible environment for all employees. All employment decisions are based on merit, experience, and business needs, without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions), genetic information, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, military or veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local law. Gen strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based on such protected characteristics and seeks to recruit the most talented candidates from diverse cultures and backgrounds.

We also consider employment-qualified individuals with arrest and conviction records. In addition, we will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Learn more about pay transparency.

Gen complies with all anti-discrimination laws.

To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.