Senior Staff Engineer, Equinix
Information Security, Red Team
$136-235k
Salary dependent on location
Digital infrastructure company
Be an early applicant
Digital infrastructure company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$136-235k
Salary dependent on location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide finance, manufacturing, transport, government, and healthcare organizations a cloud-first world.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related degree preferred
- 7 years' experience or 3-5 years’ experience in at least three of the following:
- Network penetration testing and manipulation of network infrastructure
- Web, mobile and/or business application assessments
- OT/IoT security assessments
- Email, phone or physical social-engineering assessments
- Shell scripting or automation of simple tasks using Perl, Python or Ruby
- Developing, extending, or modifying exploits, shellcode or exploit tools
- Developing applications in C#, ASP, .NET, ObjectiveC, or Java (J2EE)
- Reverse engineering malware, data obfuscators, or ciphers
- Source code review for control flow and security flaws
- Strong knowledge of tools used for wireless, web application, IoT/OT and network security testing
- Thorough understanding of network protocols, ICS/SCADA/Bacnet protocols, data on the wire, and covert channels
- Mastery of Unix/Linux/Mac/Windows operating systems, including bash and PowerShell
- Experienced in utilizing various SIEM (e.g. Azure Sentinel, Splunk, Elastic) and EDR (e.g. CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft ATP) tools for threat hunting
- Strong knowledge of security controls and services in AWS, GCP and Azure cloud platforms
- Background and knowledge of general security concepts, such as defense-in-depth, MITRE ATT&CK framework, and security architectures
- Preferred certifications: OSCP, OSWP, GPEN, GWAPT, OSCE, OSEE, GXPN
- Ability to document and explain technical details in a concise, understandable manner
- Ability to manage and balance own time among multiple tasks, and mentor junior staff when required
What the job involves
- A Red Team Penetration Tester (Pen Tester) is responsible for securing Equinix’s digital assets, through active hunting and identification of threats and vulnerabilities, in our environment, that are not detected by traditional vulnerability scanning
- The Pen Tester should possess a deep understanding of both information security and computer science
- They should understand basic concepts such as networking, applications, and operating system functionalities, and be able to learn advanced concepts such as application manipulation, exploit development, and stealthy operations
- Perform network penetration, web, mobile and business application testing, source code reviews, threat analysis, wireless network assessments, OT/IoT security assessments, and social-engineering assessments
- Develop comprehensive and accurate reports and presentations for both technical and executive audience
- Effectively communicate findings and remediation strategies to business stakeholders including technical staff, executive leadership, and legal counsel
- Recognize and safely utilize attacker tools, tactics, and procedures
- Develop scripts, tools, or methodologies to enhance Equinix’s red teaming processes
Our take
Equinix is a veteran player in the digital infrastructure market, connecting industry-leading organizations in finance, manufacturing, retail, transportation, government, healthcare, and education.
The company provides a range of services within the categories of digital, support, data center, and interconnection, with capabilities including, for example, simplifying hybrid cloud deployments or securing on-site deployments. It has an extensive range of partners, granting its clients access to a vast range of industry-leading technologies atop its own offerings.
With a wide global presence, Equinix has secured a path to continued success by its ability to keep abreast of developments in the space. The company is comfortably positioned to remain a robust and leading player across multiple growth avenues and can be expected to make more smart developments and partnerships in the future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Equinix employees receive excellent health care and counseling plans that vary by country to ensure the well-being of you and your family. We offer paid vacations and holidays and encourage community involvement year-round via volunteer opportunities
- Spending time with your loved ones and taking care of your family are important. Equinix provides a range of country-specific programs that ensure you have the resources needed to thrive and manage your family’s needs
- Equinix offers different programs to help you build your financial security, make charitable donations and seek additional education. In many countries we also offer a flexible employee stock purchase plan
Company HQ
Redwood Shores, Redwood City, CA
Leadership
Charles Meyers
(President & CEO (Not Founder))Former Senior Associate at Booz Allen & Hamilton, President and COO at BellSouth.net, and VP of Business and Corp Development at Internet Security Systems. Before becoming CEO of Equinix, they were a Senior Technology Executive and Fitness Entrepreneur at Life Restorations LLC and Group President of Messaging and Mobile Media at VeriSign.
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