Senior Threat & Offensive Security Engineer (Remote)

Valon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Equity

401(k)

Job summary

Valon is hiring a Senior Security Engineer, Threat & Offensive Security in New York City, with remote options. You will scale offensive security, perform adversarial testing, threat intelligence, and incident response using AI-enabled workflows to protect critical assets.

Strong collaboration with Engineering and Product is essential to strengthen controls and enable secure, scalable operations. The role emphasizes an AI-first approach, hands-on testing, and cross-functional leadership in a

Qualifications

• 5+ years in security engineering, pentesting, threat intel, or similar roles
• Bachelor's in CS/InfoSec or related field
• Relevant security certifications (CISSP, CEH, OSCP, GPEN, GCIH)
• Experience with cloud security (GCP, AWS) and SIEM/EDR
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and OWASP frameworks

Responsibilities

• Drive and conduct security testing and pentests across apps, infra, and networks
• Manage security testing tools and frameworks to simulate attacks
• Design AI-enabled workflows to scale security testing and threat operations
• Operate threat intelligence to anticipate threats and adjust defenses
• Partner with external pentesters for periodic reviews
• Remediate vulnerabilities with cross-functional teams
• Develop playbooks for offensive security testing and incident response
• Monitor security alerts and respond to incidents
• Support security reviews, audits, and vendor security processes

Skills

Security engineering

Threat management

Penetration testing

AI/automation in security

Incident response

Cloud security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Security certifications (CISSP, CEH, OSCP, GPEN, GCIH)

Tools

Burp Suite

Metasploit

Nmap

Cobalt Strike

Job description

Valon is hiring a Senior Security Engineer, Threat & Offensive Security in New York City, with remote options. You will scale offensive security, perform adversarial testing, threat intelligence, and incident response using AI-enabled workflows to protect critical assets.

Strong collaboration with Engineering and Product is essential to strengthen controls and enable secure, scalable operations. The role emphasizes an AI-first approach, hands-on testing, and cross-functional leadership in a