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Lead Security Engineer

QLYS_US Qualys, Inc.Pune, MH, IndiaJune 22, 2026
On-site
Full-time
Vulnerability Management
Management

Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world!

As a Lead Engineer, Security Signatures you will be part of a motivated engineering team that is responsible for the research, development, and delivery of vulnerability signatures. This opening is your opportunity to work on a unique security solution in the rapidly expanding fields of vulnerability management and cyber security is a company with excellent customer ratings and outstanding growth rates. 

Responsibilities 

  • Research and create signatures for the Qualys product to detect vulnerabilities in Industrial Control Systems. 

  • Research new and emerging technologies to identify vulnerabilities and exploits. 

  • Research Zero-day and actively attack vulnerabilities to create signatures to identify vulnerable assets. 

  • Build automation for day-to-day tasks. 

Qualifications 

  • BS in computer science with 5+3 years of experience in Information Security domain or MS in computer science or cyber security. 

  • In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, FTP, SSH, TLS/SSL, and SMTP protocols. 

  • Experience and strong knowledge of vulnerability management and penetration testing.

  • Knowledge and hands on experience with several types of security vulnerabilities and attacks. 

  • Experience with scripting languages, including Python and Bash. 

  • Experience with network analysis tools, analysis of packet captures. 

  • Proficient with regular expressions. 

  • System administrator experience on Windows or Unix platforms. 

  • Strong understanding of VPN, Firewalls, Intrusion detection systems (IDS). 

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

Additional Plus Competencies 

  • Understanding of Lua (preferred), or Java. 

  • Knowledge of Virtualization software (VMWare, Virtual PC/Virtual Box, XEN, etc.). 

  • Knowledge of Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, Oracle, etc.). 

  • Knowledge of container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes. 

  • Able to handle projects independently. 

  • Experienced in the use of vulnerability scanners, IDS, and security tools. 

  • Experience in developing security-related tools/programs. 

  • OSCP and similar certifications.

Job Details

Experience

Management

Tools & Tech

AWS
Azure
Docker
Python
Qualys
Windows

Preferred Certs

OSCP
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