Job Description
Job Overview
As a Staff Security Engineer at Mozilla, you will play a pivotal role in protecting the integrity and privacy of users by embedding security measures into key products such as Firefox and Mozilla VPN. This position emphasizes proactive security practices throughout the software development lifecycle and involves hands-on testing, hardening, and building systems that safeguard millions of users. The role is remote-friendly, allowing for flexibility in your work environment.
Technical Requirements
Required Skills
- • secure coding practices
- • application security testing
- • threat modeling
- • vulnerability assessment
Preferred Skills
- • communication
- • collaboration
- • problem-solving
Experience Level
5+ years of relevant hands-on experience in product and application security
Responsibilities
- • Embed security into Firefox, Mozilla VPN, and other mission-critical products
- • Ensure software products are secure throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- • Anticipate, prioritize and mitigate risks through proactive threat modeling and security assessments
- • Perform security code reviews and lead penetration testing on various applications
- • Develop and maintain automated security tests within CI/CD pipelines
- • Provide security guidance and facilitate secure releases
Benefits & Perks
- • Generous performance-based bonus plans
- • Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage
- • Generous retirement contributions with immediate vesting
- • Quarterly wellness days
- • Country-specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday
- • One-time home office stipend
- • Annual professional development budget
- • Quarterly well-being stipend
- • Considerable paid parental leave
- • Employee referral bonus program
Additional Information
- Location
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Remote; Remote Canada; Remote US
- Type
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Full-time
- Compensation
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