Product Security Analyst

HackerOne is a global leader in Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM). The HackerOne Platform unites agentic AI solutions with the ingenuity of the world’s largest community of security researchers to continuously discover, validate, prioritize, and remediate exposures across code, cloud, and AI systems. Through solutions like bug bounty, vulnerability disclosure, agentic pentesting, AI red teaming, and code security, HackerOne delivers measurable, continuous reduction of cyber risk for enterprises. Industry leaders, including Anthropic, Crypto.com http://Crypto.com, General Motors, Goldman Sachs, Lufthansa, Uber, UK Ministry of Defence, and the U.S. Department of Defense, trust HackerOne to safeguard their digital ecosystems. HackerOne was recognized in Gartner’s Emerging Tech Impact Radar: AI Cybersecurity Ecosystem report for its leadership in AI Security Testing and has been named a Most Loved Workplace for Young Professionals (2024). HackerOne is at a pivotal inflection point in the security industry. Offensive security is no longer optional – it is the standard for forward-thinking companies that want to build trust and resilience in a world where AI-driven innovation and adversaries are moving faster than ever. With the industry shifting, HackerOne stands apart: we combine the ingenuity of the largest security research community with a best-in-class AI-powered platform, trusted by the world’s top organizations. HackerOne Values HackerOne is dedicated to fostering a strong and inclusive culture. HackerOne is Customer Obsessed and prioritizes customer outcomes in our decisions and actions. We Default to Disclosure by operating with transparency and integrity, ensuring trust and accountability. Employees, researchers, customers, and partners Win Together by fostering empowerment, inclusion, respect, and accountability. PRODUCT SECURITY ANALYST LOCATION : PUNE WORKING MODEL : ON-SITE SHIFT : NIGHT SHIFT ALONG WITH WEEKEND SUPPORT   HackerOne is seeking a dynamic individual with a passion for Information Security to join our Technical Services team. As a Security Analyst, you will gain hands-on technical experience and exposure to some of the world’s best hackers while delivering high-impact vulnerabilities to the top bug bounty programs in the industry. This role requires excellent communication skills, intellectual curiosity and drive to acquire the technical skills you’ll need to ensure every valid bug report is reproducible and provides value to HackerOne customers.   Who You Are - Evaluate assigned vulnerability reports submitted by hackers to determine the validity, risk and severity to HackerOne customers - Collaborate with hackers to address missing information from reports as well as educate the HackerOne community members when reports are invalid - Compose a technical summary for each valid report that includes clear and concise details regarding the impact, steps to reproduce and remediation advice - Ensure clear and efficient communication between hackers and customers - Proactively identify and solve issues, as well as accept and quickly respond to delegated work; as we are distributed, being able to win as a team to solve problems is critical to our success - Assess vulnerability findings and determine whether the submission is valid based on program policies, scope and impact. - Independently reproduce reported vulnerabilities in a test environment and compose a technical summary for valid findings.   Minimum Qualifications - Proven experience with vulnerability disclosure and bug bounty (experience managing a bug bounty program is a plus but not required) - 3+ years of corporate experience doing security testing or ethical hacking on web and mobile applications - Experienced in assessing and validating security reports for open-source projects by analyzing attack surfaces, reproducing reported issues, and determining real-world security impact. - Proficient in analyzing application architectures, trust boundaries, request flows, and attack surfaces to identify security weaknesses. - Skilled in reviewing proof-of-concepts, performing root-cause analysis, assessing exploitability and impact, and distinguishing framework-level vulnerabilities from implementation-specific issues. - Strong technical knowledge of OWASP top 10 - Comfortable using security testing tools including Burpsuite - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Experience using frameworks such as CVSS - Self-motivated and able to manage your time and energy output while maintaining a consistent and sustainable operational rhythm - This role is based in our Pune office and you must be able to work 4-5 days a week in office - This role requires availability to work weekends - This role requires regular coverage of US business hours - English fluency JOB BENEFITS: - Health (medical, vision, dental), life, and disability insurance* - Equity stock options - Retirement plans - Paid public holidays and unlimited PTO - Paid maternity and parental leave - Leaves of absence (including caregiver leave and leave under CO's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act) - Employee Assistance Program *Eligibility may differ by country We're committed to building a global team! For certain roles outside the United States, India, the U.K., and the Netherlands, we partner with Remote.com https://remote.com/preemployment-faq as our Employer of Record (EOR). Visa/work permit sponsorship is not available. Employment at HackerOne is contingent on a background check. HackerOne is an Equal Opportunity Employer in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, pregnancy, disability or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by international, federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all HackerOne employment practices, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. HackerOne makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. 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