Engineering Director, Trail of Bits
Application Security
$250-300k
+ Performance-based bonuses
More information about location
Security engineering firm
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Security engineering firm
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$250-300k
+ Performance-based bonuses
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To help secure the world's most targeted organizations and products.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience in professional services delivery, including technical leadership roles and leading technical teams through client engagements
- Consulting background with significant contributions to client projects, encompassing strategic planning, leading teams, project management within tight deadlines, and expertise in proposal development, project scoping, and driving sales to delivery
- Proficiency in providing specialized technical security services, including Secure Code Reviews, Dynamic Application Testing, Fuzzing, Threat Modeling and Design Reviews, Cloud Native Assessments, iOS/Android security, Containers and Orchestration security.
- Proficiency in using AI tools and at least 4 modern programming languages or frameworks, including, but not limited to, Rust, Go, Python, C/C++, Python, and JavaScript
- In-depth understanding of application security, with the ability to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities effectively
- Knowledgeable in static and dynamic analysis testing methods and the tools for efficient and secure software
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders, understanding their needs, and delivering measurable results
- Expertise and an engineering mindset in application security, with a continuous commitment to keeping abreast of industry trends and challenges
- Active contribution to the field through research, speaking engagements, development of security tools, or other thought leadership activities
What the job involves
- As the Engineering Director for the Application Security Practice, you will oversee the practice’s business activity and performance
- You will develop and lead a team of talented security consulting engineers in this role, ensuring successful client service delivery
- You will grow and elevate the team’s contributions in meaningful research, tooling, and publications that cement Trail of Bits as a premier security consultancy via the team’s output
- You will enable the team by identifying and removing obstacles, improving processes, and documenting and launching initiatives for growth and skills development that lead to the department's growth and profitability
- Strategic Vision and Industry Leadership: Craft and execute a forward-thinking vision for your specialty area, aligning with the company's objectives while demonstrating your thought leadership in the cybersecurity community through conferences, blogs, and social media
- Business Growth and Service Innovation: Drive business expansion by identifying new market opportunities, developing innovative service offerings, and expanding existing services to enhance client engagement and departmental growth
- Team Leadership and Development: Lead and mentor a diverse team of security engineers, fostering a culture of continuous growth, improvement, and innovation in technical and consulting skills and managing resource allocation and staffing to maximize team effectiveness and domain expertise
- Client Engagement and Quality Assurance: Oversee the delivery of high-quality work products, closely collaborating with client teams to understand and meet client needs, ensuring precision in service delivery and effective problem resolution
- AI Adoption and Advocacy: Contribute to a culture where every team member takes ownership of integrating AI into their workflows, helping Trail of Bits stay ahead in a winner-take-all landscape. Actively champion and model the use of AI tools across your team
- Financial Strategy and Operational Efficiency: Collaboratively manage the practice’s budget with cross-departmental teams, focusing on cost optimization and revenue growth while driving profitability and operational efficiency improvements
- Performance Management and Organizational Influence: Lead performance and career development within your team, influencing hiring decisions and contributing to client and internal projects, reinforcing a results-driven, learning-oriented departmental culture
- Strategic Partnerships and Communication: Build and maintain strategic partnerships within and outside the organization, ensuring effective communication and alignment of goals, particularly in client management and service delivery
- Innovative Problem Solving and Project Leadership: Actively engage in innovative problem-solving and lead critical projects and decision-making processes that drive the department’s success, client satisfaction, and overall company growth
- Reporting Manager: VP, Assurance
Our take
As more and more commercial activities go online, companies are increasingly exposed to cybersecurity threats. This requires organizations to get serious about their digital security infrastructure. As a result, the business of cybersecurity auditing has boomed.
Trail of bits is one such auditing firm with a signature method: combining its top-quality research in the cybersecurity field with the approaches of a real-world hacker. Distinguishing itself even further, the company has engaged in a new strategy fit for a new market - blockchain. The cybersecurity firm is now one of the world’s most prominent blockchain code auditors.
It's an exploding niche for which Trail of Bits has also been able to create an entirely new business line. While also auditing on behalf of blockchain software businesses, it is also expanding a service of engaging the government & large financial institutions for work on evaluating the risks of blockchain software.
Trail of Bits is well positioned as a result. Even if, as some commentators predict, the bottom falls out of the blockchain industry, the firm has used the momentum to reinforce its position as a thought leader on cutting-edge technology, establishing important partnerships that will last regardless.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2023
$4m
SEED
Jan 2018
$0.2m
GRANT
Total funding: $5.4m
Company benefits
- Health Insurance with no-monthly-premiums
- Vision, Dental, Life & Disability Insurance
- Access to Kindbody for gynecology and fertility care
- Access to HealthAdvocate, Teledoc & OneMedical
- 401k with 5% company matching
- Competitive salaries
- Ongoing bonus opportunities
- ConnectYourCare Flex Spending Account (FSA)
- Commuter Benefits
- Fitness stipends
- Four weeks of PTO
- Fifteen company holidays
- 4 months paid parental leave
- End-of-year performance bonus
- Continuing education, public presentations and blog posts
- Recruiting & referrals
- Conferences & off-sites
- Company & team outings
- Virtual events
- Continuing education
- Training sessions & learning courses
- Internal research & development Projects
- Charitable donation matching
- Relocation assistance
- 1Password subscription
- Work from home stipend
- Remote work friendly
Company HQ
Gowanus, NY
Leadership
Dan Guido
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously a Senior Security Consultant at iSEC Partners. Also worked as Threat Intelligence Lead for the U.S. Federal Reserve System. Former NSA Analyst.
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