Lead Product Security Engineer
- Location
- San Ramon, CA
- Listed
- Today
Duties and Responsibilities
- You will be responsible for leading and executing the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) for Cloud Software Group On-Prem and Cloud products to ensure that our software meets the customer expectation of security robustness.
- You will provide guidance to product development teams on design changes as per security requirements.
- Manual Source Code Review primarily C and C++ programming languages
- Crash Exploitability Analysis - Analyze Crashes to Find Security Vulnerabilities using tools such as gdb (Good to have)
- Execute the penetration tests internally to identify security vulnerabilities
- Identify opportunities to prevent security problems at scale, Develop prototypes to prevent these security problems.
Basic Qualifications
- 9+ years of hands-on experience in product security, with a strong emphasis on C/C++ development and security analysis
- You have a Full-time degree in Engineering (Preferably Computer Science related)
- You are an expert in at least one of these areas in security - Unix System, Network, Cryptography
- Demonstrated hands-on experience in C and C++ programming, with strong low-level Linux systems knowledge.
- Good knowledge of Networking (TCP/IP) and other protocols like HTTP/S, DNS, et.al.
- Debugging Skills like GDB, core dump analysis and understanding Makefile concepts.
- Extensive knowledge of common vulnerabilities - able to explain and remediate the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities across multiple programming languages
- Reverse Engineering (Good to have)
- Fuzzing using tools such as AFL, Peach (Good to have)
- Deep understanding of application architecture and design principles
- Experience in design review and threat modelling activities
- You are capable of writing exploits for vulnerabilities identified in those respective areas.
- Have excellent capabilities to identify security vulnerabilities and perform root cause analysis.
- Good to have certifications such as OSCP, OSCE, GPEN, CRTP etc.
Additional information
Compensation may vary depending on your location, qualifications including job-related education, training, experience, licensure, and certification, that could result at a level outside of these ranges. Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual bonus, and sales incentives depending on the terms of the applicable plan and role as well as individual performance.
CA generally ranges: $191,520-$287,280 All other locations fall under our General State range: $168,000-$252,000 Benefits may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Cloud Software Group and the country where you work. U.S. based employees are typically offered access to healthcare, life insurance and disability benefits, 401(k) plan and company match, among others.
This requisition has no specific deadline for completion.
About This Team
As a Lead Product Security Engineer, you will work hands-on in product security alongside top engineering talent to solve complex security challenges.
About Us
Cloud Software Group is one of the world's largest cloud solution providers, serving more than 100 million users around the globe. When you join Cloud Software Group, you are making a difference for real people, each of whom count on our suite of cloud-based products to get work done - from anywhere. Members of our team will tell you that we value passion for technology and the courage to take risks.
Everyone is empowered to learn, dream, and build the future of work. We are on the brink of another Cambrian leap -- a moment of immense evolution and growth. And we need your expertise and experience to do it. Now is the perfect time to move your skills to the cloud.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
Cloud Software Group is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, genetic carrier status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions (including lactation status), marital status, military service, protected veteran status, political activity or affiliation, taking or requesting statutorily protected leave and other protected classifications.
Cloud Software Group will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history and conduct the recruiting process in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance. For access to the laws see the following links: California FCA and Los Angeles FCO.
If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any part of the application process, please contact us via the Bridge portal for assistance.
From Citrix's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 15, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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