Application Security Researcher - Remote

Overview

monday.com is looking for an application security researcher to research our platform for vulnerabilities, manage our bug bounty program, and work with R&D to enhance the security of our platform. The Application Security Team is based in our headquarters, Tel Aviv, Israel - you’ll be the first to join the team from London.

In Short

• Perform black, gray, and white box penetration testing on monday.com’s platform - both frontend and backend.
• Manage the bug bounty program, including hacker engagement and communication with the hacker community.
• End-to-end work on reported vulnerabilities as part of the bug bounty program.
• Provide guidance on security best practices to developers.
• Embed/improve security threat modeling and secure coding in the development lifecycle.
• Develop security abuse cases for testing as part of the software development lifecycle.
• Perform and oversee security testing and manage remediation of identified vulnerabilities.
• Monitor and proactively report on current threats and vulnerabilities to application security.
• Initiate and automate processes for detecting and monitoring the platform security.

Requirements

• Scripting capabilities and automation mindset.
• At least 2 years of experience in web penetration-testing.
• In-depth knowledge of application security vulnerabilities, testing techniques, and the OWASP framework.
• Experience working with the hacker/pen-testing community.
• Team player able to and build relationships across the organization, also remotely.
• Understanding of secure web application development.
• Comprehensive knowledge of IT and information security subject matter.
• Exposure to methods of promoting security awareness.
• Strong communication (verbal/written) and influencing skills, with an ability to manage internal and external relationships.
• Anticipates problems and identifies long-term implications of decisions and actions.
• Ability to work and learn alone.
• Able to prioritize workload and drive work to set deadlines.

Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with 3 days in the London office.