Senior Application Security Researcher

Job Description

• Research, identify, evaluate and implement the best solutions for security in Wix’s production environment
• Research, identify, evaluate and implement the best solutions for the platform code and services used by our developers
• Work closely with development and system teams on all SDLC levels, performing security design reviews, threat modeling and penetration tests, while acting as a security mentor for developers
• Investigate abnormal activity in production
• Build creative tools and services to detect and solve cross-security issues
  
  

Qualifications:

• A Senior Application Security Researcher with 5+ years of hands-on experience in application security
• Hands-on experience in security research with an offensive mindset
• In-depth knowledge of web application vulnerabilities, their exploitation in the real world, and browser security mechanisms
• A deep understanding of authentication and authorization protocols, and application security methodologies
• Passionate about cutting-edge technologies
• Excited by the idea of taking on lots of responsibility, you can work independently and be flexible
• Open-minded self-learner who can see the big picture, analyze complex systems, identify potential failure points and find opportunities for big security wins
  
  

An advantage if you:

• Published security research
• Participated in bug bounty programs
• Know Node/Java/Scala programming languages, or know your way around Docker containers and Kubernetes
• Know your way around AWS and GCP environments, or cloud and microservice architectures
  
  

About The Team

Wix’s Security Guild is a group of highly motivated Security Engineers that form part of the Wix R&D group. We allow Wix Developers and users to achieve their goals without risk, often meaning we find or create unique solutions. Our work is exceptionally challenging due to Wix’s scale, agility, and advanced technical diversity.

Wix’s Application Security is a group of highly motivated Security Engineers that form a part of the huge R&D group at Wix. Our job is to allow Wix developers and users to achieve their goals without risk, which often means we have to find or invent completely unique solutions.

We play an essential role in every area of Wix: design, innovation, SDLC, architecture, infra, dedicated tool/solution development.

When it comes to technology, we have the ultimate playground, and although we work closely together, there’s always space for independence, innovation and creativity for every team member.

About Wix:

Wix makes it possible for anyone to succeed online.

Since 2006, we've grown to 5,000 employees in 17 countries, launched over 40 products, and serve over 230 million users and their visitors worldwide.

At Wix, we push you to innovate, evolve in non-traditional ways, and grow outside your comfort zone. We operate in small teams that work closely together to create incredible things.

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Wix was built around the idea that everyone has the right to be successful, online. This same vision defines us as an employer: creating a work environment where everyone is welcome, and anyone has the right to succeed.