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Staff Security Engineer – Vulnerability Operations
full-time•Bengaluru
About this role
<div class="content-intro"><p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Our Mission:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">6sense is on a mission to revolutionize how B2B organizations create revenue by predicting customers most likely to buy and recommending the best course of action to engage anonymous buying teams. 6sense Revenue AI is the only sales and marketing platform to unlock the ability to create, manage and convert high-quality pipeline to revenue.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Our People:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">People are the heart and soul of 6sense. We serve with passion and purpose. We live by our Being 6sense values of Accountability, Growth Mindset, Integrity, Fun and One Team. Every 6sensor plays a part in defining the future of our industry-leading technology. 6sense is a place where difference-makers roll up their sleeves, take risks, act with integrity, and measure success by the value we create for our customers.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">We want 6sense to be the best chapter of your career.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">About the Role</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> :</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">You will lead the end-to-end vulnerability management program across application, infrastructure, and cloud security domains. This includes driving detection, triage, remediation, and reporting workflows, while partnering with engineering, product, and GRC teams to scale secure-by-design practices.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Key Responsibilities</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> :</span></p>
<ul>
<li class="p1">Program Ownership: Lead and enhance the end-to-end vulnerability lifecycle—detection, triage, remediation, and reporting—across cloud, infrastructure, and application layers. Design and execute quarterly (O)KRs. </li>
<li class="p1">Technical Leadership: Build and maintain automation pipelines for vulnerability detection and response (e.g., Wiz, GitHub, Ox, Invicti, HackerOne). </li>
<li class="p1">Metrics & Reporting: Develop and maintain critical security metrics and dashboards to drive security roadmaps, mature SecEng technologies, increase automation and enforce risk-based decisions across 6sense. </li>
<li class="p1">Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Engineering, GRC, IT, and Product to embed security into SDLC and CI/CD pipelines, ensuring strict adherence to process and security controls. </li>
<li class="p1">Process Optimization: Implement major iterations of VulnOps programs in alignment with changing industry trends, predictions and regulatory demands. Standardize and scale vulnerability triage and remediation workflows using tools like Jira, Tines, Slack, and custom scripts. </li>
<li class="p1">Incident Response: Leads off-hours incident response or urgent escalations related to critical vulnerabilities and patches while keeping security leadership informed. </li>
<li class="p1">Mentorship & Influence: Coach junior engineers and influence security culture across the org. </li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Performance Measurement</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> :</span></p>
<ul>
<li class="p1">In-depth knowledge of 6sense’s product, environment, systems and architecture </li>
<li class="p1">Drives weekly 1:1s with Manager and monthly skip levels, leads project related 1:1s with security engineers </li>
<li class="p1">Actively contributes to the mitigation and/or remediation of security vulnerabilities to include incident response </li>
<li class="p1">Ensures adherence to strict deadlines and SLAs for assigned programs </li>
<li class="p1">Delivers on end-to-end major security projects and OKRs </li>
<li class="p1">Matures handbook pages, runbooks, workflows, dashboards and automation </li>
<li class="p1">Develops detailed project plans and provides project status update on weekly basis </li>
<li class="p1">Positive mentorship of engineers of varying levels of experience </li>
<li class="p1">Improves vulnerability technology and bug bounty programs</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span class="TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW238231144 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW238231144 BCX0">Qualifications</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW238231144 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> :</span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="p1">8+ years in security engineering, with deep experience in vulnerability management. </li>
<li class="p1">Strong background in AppSec, InfraSec, and CloudSec (AWS preferred). </li>
<li class="p1">Hands-on experience with SAST, DAST, Bug Bounty, container scanning, and IaC security. </li>
<li class="p1">Familiarity with frameworks like NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, and OWASP. </li>
<li class="p1">Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, etc.). </li>
<li class="p1">Excellent program management, communication and stakeholder management skills. </li>
</ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Our Benefits:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Full-time employees can take advantage of health coverage, paid parental leave, generous paid time-off and holidays, quarterly self-care days off, and stock options. We’ll make sure you have the equipment and support you need to work and connect with your teams, at home or in one of our offices. </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">We have a growth mindset culture that is represented in all that we do, from onboarding through to numerous learning and development initiatives including access to our LinkedIn Learning platform. Employee well-being is also top of mind for us. We host quarterly wellness education sessions to encourage self care and personal growth. From wellness days to ERG-hosted events, we celebrate and energize all 6sense employees and their backgrounds.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Equal Opportunity Employer:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">6sense is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to </span><span data-contrast="auto"><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><a href="mailto:[email protected]">.</a></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p>
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What you'll do
- Lead the end-to-end vulnerability management program across application, infrastructure, and cloud security domains. Drive detection, triage, remediation, and reporting workflows while collaborating with various teams to enhance security practices.
About 6sense
6sense is on a mission to revolutionize the way B2B organizations create revenue by predicting customers most likely to buy and recommending the best course of action to engage anonymous buying teams. 6sense Revenue AI is the only sales and marketing platform to unlock the ability to create, manage and convert high-quality pipeline to revenue. Customers report 2X increases in average contract value, 4X increases in win rate and 20-40% reduction in time to close deals. Know everything, do anything, with 6sense.
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What does a Staff Security Engineer – Vulnerability Operations do at 6sense?
As a Staff Security Engineer – Vulnerability Operations at 6sense, you will: lead the end-to-end vulnerability management program across application, infrastructure, and cloud security domains. Drive detection, triage, remediation, and reporting workflows while collaborating with various teams to enhance security practices..
Is the Staff Security Engineer – Vulnerability Operations position at 6sense remote?
The Staff Security Engineer – Vulnerability Operations position at 6sense is based in Bengaluru, India. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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