About the role
The core mission of the Defensive Content Engineer is to build & test content that aims at upskilling the defensive capabilities of individual players and businesses. While HTB is well established for its red team content, through your work, you'll enable the company to broaden its services and become a place for all cyber security professionals to upskill themselves, thus dealing with the great shortage of talent that exists in cyberspace.
HTB's defensive team is a relatively new team, established two years ago. The team is part of the wider content engineering team, 30 + individuals, working across the globe. To deliver their exciting content, the content engineering team works closely interdepartmentally, as well as across departments (Infrastructure, Marketing, Software Engineering, and Product Management).
Testing and maintaining Sherlocks and defensive challenges
Assist in the development of new Sherlocks, CTF and Pro Labs content
Research to remain on top of current vulnerabilities, exploits, tools, tactics, procedures and threat actors to ensure content being created is relevant
Research to remain on top of defensive techniques and innovate new ways to challenge and contribute to our players' readiness on defensive techniques
Experience in a Defensive security operations environment
Familiarity with Defensive security tooling (SIEM, EDR, Wireshark, Volatility, Autopsy, etc)
Some experience engineering defensive content for CTFs or similar platforms
Good understanding of common operating systems and applications as well as system administration (Windows, Linux, etc.)
Strong grasp of at least one scripting language (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
Highly organised, self-motivated, with a passion for information security and gamified learning
Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to learn new skills
Proficient in the English language (speaking, reading, writing)
About the company
Hack The Box is on a quest to find the most exceptional and enthusiastic talent to join our team. Whether or not you consider yourself a gamer, we value what makes you unique and want to know more about you. This job post provides just a glimpse of the incredible gamified experience our business and consumer customers enjoy through our platforms. So, if you're ready to embark on a journey of growth and adventure, we can't wait to meet you!