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Work time zone IST hours with overlapping US hours (Flexibility to provide extended hours and weekend support, as required, is essential) JOB SUMMARY: The Offensive Security Engineer will perform offensive security campaigns for our clients to improve their ability to protect, detect and respond to known adversaries. This position will reduce cyber risk by uncovering vulnerabilities and weaknesses in our clients enterprise cyber environment through coordinated ethical hacking and penetration testing scenarios. The Engineer will work closely with team members to execute and report on sophisticated ethical hacking exercises, to identify cyber vulnerabilities and reduce the risk posture of enterprise systems. This role will be primarily responsible for performing application and OS security assessments and will make recommendations on effective countermeasures. A key function of this role will be building deep relationships, gaining trust, and enabling client success. SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: - Performs client penetration testing to find any vulnerabilities or weaknesses that might be exploited by a malicious party, using open-source, custom, and commercial testing tools - Conducts WebApp penetration tests over a variety of products. - Report generation that clearly communicates testing and assessment details, results, and remediation recommendations to clients - Develop scripts, tools, and methodologies to automate and streamline internal processes and engagements - Conduct IT application testing, cybersecurity tool and systems analysis, system and network administration, and systems engineering support for the sustainment of information technology systems - Provide recommendations to clients on specific security measures to monitor and protect sensitive data and systems from infiltration and cyber-attacks including response and recovery of a data security breach - Maintain a firm grasp on the industry and anticipate trends and movements while balancing maturity and timing - Contribute to Trace3s presence and brand in the Security community REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: - Bachelors degree in Engineering in Computer Science or Information Technology or a related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience - OSCP, eCPPT, eWPT, PNPT, OSWE or other equivalent certification(s) is a huge plus - Through understanding of one or more Unix/Linux/Mac/Windows operating systems - 2-3 years' experience in at least three of the following: Red Team penetration test tools such as Kali, ParrotOS, Bloodhound, MetaSploit, BurpSuite, OWASP Zap, etc Network penetration testing and manipulation of network infrastructure Web application assessments (Mobile application testing a plus) Shell scripting or automation of simple tasks using Perl, Python, Go, Powershell or Ruby Developing, extending, or modifying exploits, shellcode or exploit tools Developing applications or scripts in C#, ASP, .NET, ObjectiveC, Go, Java (J2EE), Python, or Ruby - Experience with at least one or more of the major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, and GCP) - Strong knowledge of tools used for web application and network security testing - Strong knowledge of current web application structure and strong ability to test both modern and older web applications - Motivated self-starter who loves to solve challenging problems and feels comfortable working directly with customers - Excellent oral, written communication, and presentation skills with an ability to present client security sessions and security workshops to C-Level Executives and non-technical audience - Highly organized, detail-oriented, excellent time management skills, and able to effectively prioritize tasks in a quick-paced, high-volume, and evolving work environment - Ability to approach customer and sales requests with a proactive and consultative manner; listen and understand user requests and needs and effectively deliver - Comfortable managing multiple and changing priorities, and meeting deadlines in an entrepreneurial environment Ability to travel when needed .
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.