Cybersecurity Engineer, Early Career

Carlsbad, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

$82K/yr - $130K/yr

New Grad, Entry Level

Viasat is a global company focused on delivering innovative communication solutions. They are seeking an Early Career Cybersecurity Engineer to simulate cyberattacks, conduct risk assessments, and improve security practices across their systems.

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Responsibilities

Network Penetration Testing: Perform gray-box and black-box penetration tests on the Viasat network infrastructure, encompassing customer-facing networks, firewalls, and core ISP systems.
Vulnerability Exploitation: Develop and execute custom exploits to demonstrate the impact of identified vulnerabilities and combine multiple weaknesses into chained attack scenarios.
Reporting and Communication: Create high-quality, comprehensive reports that detail vulnerabilities, risk levels, and recommendations for engineering teams.
Threat Research: Stay current with the latest security trends, exploits, and methodologies.
Tool Development: Develop custom scripts and tools to automate testing processes and improve the efficiency of security assessments.

Qualification

Required

Completion of a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity or related engineering discipline.
This role is intended for someone with 0-3 years of full-time, relevant industry experience.
This position requires U.S. citizenship.
Familiarity of networking concepts, protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP), and operating systems (Linux, Windows, RTOS).
Familiarity with penetration testing methodologies such as OWASP or Penetration Test Execution Standard.
Familiarity with programming languages (JavaScript, Python, Ruby, RUST, C, C++).
Strong communications skills, the ability to write detailed reports, and deliver technical briefings.

Preferred

Experience with penetration testing through bug bounties or Open Source contributions.
The ability to manage competing priorities and timelines.
The ability to work effectively with ambiguity.
Strong self-motivation and independent work ethic.
The ability to work across a geographically distributed team.