Praetorian Security Careers

As a professional services company, our real intellectual property is in the people we hire. To that end, we ensure our employees get the time and funding they need for professional and personal development. Along with competitive salaries, Praetorian offers benefits that include health, dental, vision, life, and short term disability coverage as well as a 4% company match for 401k. In addition, Praetorian strongly encourages company paid security training, company paid attendance to major conferences such as BlackHat and Shmoocon, and company paid bench time to do the research you enjoy. Praetorian fosters a startup culture that will be both challenging and rewarding. Praetorian is always looking for talented software and security professionals to join our team. Please send a cover letter and resume to careers@praetorian.com

Vice President, Consulting Services

US Citizenship required

Position Overview: Praetorian is seeking a highly motivated and accomplished individual to lead its team of elite security consultants. We are seeking candidates from the top 5% of the industry to join our ranks. As the Vice President of Consulting Services, you will be responsible for implementing the strategic direction of Praetorian’s security service offerings, and will be required to apply your knowledge, experience, and keen intellect to carry out the following job functions: manage individual contributors and projects, identify opportunities for and implement operational efficiencies, closely support sales and marketing, expand service offerings and overall revenue, and carry P/L for the division.

Qualified applications must also be prepared to roll up their sleeves to perform technical execution on client engagements. In this capacity, you will also be responsible for leading, directing and executing client-facing engagements that include application penetration tests, source code reviews, threat models, software security requirement reviews, and Praetorian's strategic consulting offerings. This requirement will likely taper off over time, but current needs make this a mandatory job requirement for successful candidates.

Location: Austin, TX

Qualifications: Successful candidates should have:

• 6-10 years of information security consulting experience
• 2-5 years of experience managing security consulting teams
• Strong understanding of software and application security
• A proven track record of strong leadership experience in information security services
• A strong project management background and relevant experience
• Strong oral/presentation and written communication skills
• Attention to detail and strong organization skills
• The ability to self-start, self-motivate, and self-manage
• A technical background in engineering or computer science disciplines
• Ability to travel 25 to 30% of the time
• Minimum 4-Year Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent from a "top ten" institution
• Masters in Business Administration highly preferred
• Involvement in software community via organizations such as OWASP, WASC, and/or open source development
• Track record speaking at major security conferences such as OWASP Appsec, SANS Appsec, and Blackhat

Principal Consultant (Software)

US Citizenship required

Overview: Praetorian is seeking highly motivated individuals to join its team of elite software security consultants. We are seeking the top 5% of the industry to fill our ranks. As a Principal Consultant, you will be responsible for managing and executing on client-facing engagements that include application penetration tests, source code reviews, threat models, software security requirement reviews, and Praetorian's strategic consulting offerings. Most importantly, you must have the aptitude and willingness to learn new technologies, work well in a team, document your results and present them to clients, and share knowledge with the practice and community.

Location: Anywhere within the continental United States

Qualifications: Successful applicants should have:

• 5-8 years of information security experience
• 2-4 years of consulting experience
• Strong understanding of software and application security
• Experience with languages such as C, C++, Java, .NET, Ruby, and Python
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Background in reverse engineering, binary analysis, and vulnerability research
• Involvement in software community via OWASP, WASC, and/or open source development
• Track record speaking at major security conferences such as OWASP Appsec, SANS Appsec, and Blackhat
• Ability to travel 25 to 30% of the time
• Minimum 4-Year Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent from a "top ten" institution. Masters degreed preferred.

Senior Consultant (Software)

US Citizenship required

Overview: Praetorian is seeking highly motivated individuals to join its team of elite software security consultants. We are seeking the top 5% of the industry to fill our ranks. As a Senior Consultant, you will be responsible for managing and executing on client-facing engagements that include application penetration tests, source code reviews, threat models, software security requirement reviews, and Praetorian's strategic consulting offerings. Most importantly, you must have the aptitude and willingness to learn new technologies, work well in a team, document your results and present them to clients, and share knowledge with the practice and community.

Location: Anywhere within the continental United States

Qualifications: Successful applicants should have:

• 2-5 years of information security experience
• 1-2 years of consulting experience
• Strong understanding of software and application security
• Experience with languages such as C, C++, Java, .NET, Ruby, and Python
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Involvement in software community via OWASP, WASC, and/or open source development highly desirable
• Track record speaking at major security conferences such as OWASP Appsec, SANS Appsec, and Blackhat highly desirable
• Ability to travel 25 to 30% of the time
• Minimum 4-Year Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent from a "top ten" institution.

Consultant (Software)

US Citizenship required

Overview: Praetorian is seeking highly motivated individuals to join its team of elite software security consultants. We are seeking the top 5% of the industry to fill our ranks. As a Consultant, you will be responsible for the technical execution on client-facing engagements that include application penetration tests, source code reviews, threat models, software security requirement reviews, and Praetorian's strategic consulting offerings. Most importantly, you must have the aptitude and willingness to learn new technologies, work well in a team, document your results and present them to clients, and share knowledge with the practice and community.

Location: Austin, TX

Qualifications: Successful applicants should have:

• 1-2 years of information security experience
• Solid foundation in software and application security
• Experience with languages such as C, C++, Java, .NET, Ruby, and Python
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to travel 25 to 30% of the time
• Minimum 4-Year Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent from a "top ten" institution.

Principal Consultant (Network)

US Citizenship required

Overview: Praetorian is seeking highly motivated individuals to join its team of elite security consultants. We are seeking the top 5% of the industry to fill our ranks. As a Principal Consultant, you will be responsible for managing and executing on client-facing engagements that include network, wireless, and social engineering penetration tests, as well as Praetorian's strategic consulting offerings. Most importantly, you must have the aptitude and willingness to learn new technologies, work well in a team, document your results and present them to clients, and share knowledge with the practice and community.

Location: Austin, TX

Qualifications: Successful applicants should have:

• 5-8 years of information security consulting experience with a focus in penetration testing
• Strong understanding of network security
• Strong background in controlled penetration testing
• Experience performing external, internal, wireless, and social eng penetration tests
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Experience developing in languages such as python, perl, and / or shell script
• Published candidates highly desirable
• Track record speaking at major security conferences such as Blackhat, Shmoocon, and Defcon highly desirable
• Minimum 4-Year Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent from a "top ten" institution.

Director of Sales, Eastern Region

US Citizenship required

Position Overview: Praetorian is seeking highly motivated individuals to expand its sales organization along the eastern seaboard. Successful candidates will be expected to meet individual and regional revenue goals set by the company. Individual is expected to bring in new business through pre-existing relationships, networks, and contacts. This position will require regular domestic travel.

Location: New York, Washington, D.C. or Boston

Qualifications: Successful applicants should have:

• 3-5 years experience in sales of information security services and products
• Excellent negotiation, presentation and communication skills
• Experience communicating technical information to various audiences
• Extensive and existing contacts in the security field
• Strong understanding of information security, the industry landscape, and key players
• Ability to travel 25 to 50% of the time
• Minimum 4-Year Bachelors Degree

Director of Sales, Western Region

US Citizenship required

Position Overview: Praetorian is seeking highly motivated individuals to expand its sales organization along the eastern seaboard. Successful candidates will be expected to meet individual and regional revenue goals set by the company. Individual is expected to bring in new business through pre-existing relationships, networks, and contacts. This position will require regular domestic travel.

Location: San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Seattle

Qualifications: Successful applicants should have:

• 3-5 years experience in sales of information security services and products
• Excellent negotiation, presentation and communication skills
• Experience communicating technical information to various audiences
• Extensive and existing contacts in the security field
• Strong understanding of information security, the industry landscape, and key players
• Ability to travel 25 to 50% of the time
• Minimum 4-Year Bachelors Degree