CareerPlan
Garching bei München, BAYERNFull-time2026-10-28 → 2026-11-10

Core

Identifying security vulnerabilities in complex open-source software, analyzing attack surfaces, and securing Linux-based software solutions through automated security testing.

Role type

Senior IC security engineer (application security & penetration testing)

Builds

Secure Linux-based software products and automated security testing pipelines

Domain

Cybersecurity, Open Source, Linux Systems

Required skills

Penetration testing (White-Box/Grey-Box), Vulnerability analysis (CVEs), Security automation, Linux system administration, Web application security (OWASP Top 10, AuthN/Z), SAST/DAST/Fuzzing, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OpenTofu)

Preferred skills

Open-source security tools (ZAP, Semgrep, Trivy, Grype), Ruby on Rails, React, Foreman, Katello, Open-source contributions

Technologies

GitLab CI/CD, Ansible, OpenTofu, Terraform, ZAP, Semgrep, Trivy, Grype, Linux

Responsibilities

Plan and execute White-Box and Grey-Box penetration tests; Identify, analyze, and assess security vulnerabilities and attack scenarios; Evaluate CVEs for relevance and exploitability; Document vulnerabilities and derive remediation recommendations; Develop and automate security and regression tests; Build and maintain reproducible test environments; Collaborate with software development teams to fix security issues

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC