Application Security Specialist

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Application Security Specialist

Prague, Czech Republic

3 Year Fixed Term Contract

ABOUT 2K:

2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, Cat Daddy, Cloud Chamber, 31st Union, and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building, and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment.

Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, thinkers and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically-acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K, 2K PGA, Battleborn, BioShock, Borderlands, The Quarry, The Darkness, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, WWE 2K, and XCOM.

The IT and Security teams build, monitor and maintain their corporate and production infrastructure that their fans need to play their games. They are experts in systems, networks, cloud technology and security. Their teams maintain the enterprise and development technology stacks that run their company and support their gamers. The IT and Security teams operate globally to ensure a consistent and exceptional experience for the entirety of the 2K ecosystem.

At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We encourage ALL applicants to explore our global positions, even if they don’t meet every requirement for the role. If you're interested in the job and think you have what it takes to work at 2K, we encourage you to apply!

WHAT WE NEED:

2K is looking for an enthusiastic, talented and personable Application Security Specialist who enjoys a collaborative and creative work environment and is looking to push the boundaries of our Anti-Cheat, Anti-Piracy and Anti-Toxicity efforts to join our globally growing security team.

Applicants will be highly motivated and organized, able to work as part of a team, communicate with our game studios as well as security vendors.

You will help improving the security of games and inhouse applications throughout the development and life cycle and help implement new security measures. The ideal candidate brings a strong knowledge and background of (anti-)cheat solutions and is aware of new security threats and propose appropriate solutions when identified.

Equally important to technical skills is the collaboration with game teams and other tech teams to transfer security knowledge.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Identify potential threats in our games and in-house applications
• Help designing secure software in a proper CI/CD pipeline
• Conduct code review and security review
• Conduct and coordinate penetration testing of our games and software
• Help setting up automatic SAST/DAST testing
• Reproduce and triage vulnerabilities from game bug bounty projects
• Coordinate and evolve game bug bounty projects
• Support and consult with product and development teams in the area of application security, including threat modeling and appsec reviews
• Support the preparation of security releases
• Assist in development of security processes and automated tooling that prevent classes of security issues

MUST HAVE:

• 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)

NICE TO HAVE:

• Development and scripting experience, basic reverse engineering skills and understanding of network and web related protocols are a plus.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation.

Please note that 2K Games and its studios never uses instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews and when emailing, only use 2K.com accounts.

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