Senior Security Engineer, Threat & Offensive Security

Valon is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to strengthen its offensive security and threat operations. The role identifies and mitigates vulnerabilities, operationalizes threat intelligence and incident response, and uses AI and automation to scale security work across the company.

Responsibilities:

• Drive and conduct security testing and penetration tests across applications, infrastructure, and networks to identify exploitable vulnerabilities
• Manage and implement security testing tools and frameworks to simulate real-world attacks and validate the effectiveness of existing security controls
• Design and implement AI-enabled workflows to scale security testing and threat related operations
• Manage and operationalize threat intelligence to anticipate emerging threats and adjust defenses proactively
• Partner with external pentesting firms for periodic, independent reviews
• Perform security reviews of new systems, features, architectures, and third-party integrations, providing actionable risk-based recommendations
• Collaborate with Engineering, IT, Product and other teams to remediate identified vulnerabilities and strengthen security controls
• Develop and refine playbooks, procedures, and standards for offensive security testing, threat monitoring, and incident response
• Monitor and manage security alerts and incidents, analyze data, and respond to security events
• Support operational activities including general security reviews, security monitoring, vendor security, issue remediation, security awareness, audit/compliance, and other processes

Requirements:

• This position requires a deep understanding of adversarial techniques, security testing methodologies, threat intelligence, and incident response, along with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Proven experience in security engineering, red team, or threat management role, with a focus on penetration testing, security testing, threat intelligence, and/or incident response
• Hands-on experience with security testing tools and frameworks (e.g., Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, Cobalt Strike, or similar)
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI and automation to improve the efficiency and scalability of threat detection, testing, and response operations
• Proficient in both manual and automated testing techniques, understanding when manual analysis is needed versus pure automated testing
• Strong understanding of common attack techniques, exploitation methods, and MITRE ATT&CK or related
• Experience with SIEM, EDR, and other detection/monitoring platforms
• Experience with cloud security and environments (GCP, AWS)
• Ability to work autonomously, lead projects, and navigate complex, ambiguous security investigations
• Ability to foster strong relationships and partner with stakeholders to drive remediation and results
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain technical findings and risk to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Applied knowledge of industry security and testing frameworks (OWASP, NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, CIS, SOC 2/ISO 27001 concepts)
• Minimum of 5 years in a security engineering, penetration testing, threat intelligence, or similar roles with relevant responsibilities and background
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Technology, or a related field
• Relevant security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CEH, OSCP, GPEN, GCIH or similar)
• Knowledge of cloud environments
• Experience with security testing, monitoring, and response technologies (threat intelligence platforms, vulnerability scanners, SIEM, EDR, or similar)
• Experience or exposure to startup environments is a plus