Senior Security Research Engineer

Location: Flexible remote role with pay ranges varying by geographic location; Seattle is provided as an example location.

Salary: $175,500–$263,300 USD annually, with geographic variation. The role may also be eligible for a bonus package.

Company

hirify.global develops PlayStation hardware, network services, and entertainment experiences for more than 100 million people.

What you will do

• Lead complex vulnerability management workstreams supporting the transition to a Threat Exposure Management and Continuous Threat Exposure Management operating model.
• Translate annual goals into delivery plans, milestones, success measures, dependencies, and repeatable operating practices.
• Conduct hands-on vulnerability research, technical analysis, security validation, exploitability assessment, and proof-of-concept development.
• Improve vulnerability discovery and assessment across network, cloud, endpoint, application, container, database, and hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Develop risk-based prioritization using threat intelligence, exploitation evidence, asset and business context, control effectiveness, and remediation considerations.
• Partner with security and technology teams to mobilize remediation, improve platforms and integrations, communicate material risks, and mentor engineers.

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant information security, information technology, systems engineering, vulnerability management, security research, or exposure management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science, information security, or a related discipline.
• Experience leading complex technical workstreams across multiple teams and delivering measurable outcomes without direct reporting authority.
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability research, technical analysis, security validation, risk-based prioritization, and remediation or mitigation guidance.
• Experience with vulnerability platforms, security data, scripting, programming, APIs, or automation; relevant technologies include Python, SQL, Bash, PowerShell, and JavaScript.
• Knowledge of adversarial tactics, exploitation techniques, threat intelligence, MITRE ATT&CK, software engineering practices, and technical security communication.

Nice to have

• Experience evolving vulnerability management toward TEM or CTEM operating models.
• Experience with continuous security validation, adversarial exposure validation, exploit research, or proof-of-concept development.
• Experience securing cloud, container, application, or build-pipeline environments.
• Experience with Snowflake, Domo, comparable security-data platforms, advanced analytics, or AI-enabled security workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Matching 401(k) and paid time off.
• Wellness program and employee discounts on Sony products.
• Flexible remote work policy with geographic pay variation.
• Background checks are conducted at the offer stage.