AppSec Content Engineer

Welcome! Super excited you dropped by 🥳

Join our mission to create and connect cyber-ready humans and organizations through highly engaging hacking experiences that cultivate out-of-the-box thinking. (Find out about Hack The Box culture on our career site).

✨The core mission of the AppSec Content Engineer:

You got over excited with the Cyber Apocalypse CTF event 👽 ? Have you imagined creating similar CTFs and AppSec Content to promote cyber security upskilling? Then you should definitely consider our newest opening. We're looking for an addition to our AppSec Content engineering team to coordinate and provide top-notch web hacking labs, help drive new products, and push our gamified cyber-security training AppSec offerings to the cutting edge of the industry. 🚀

🍺 The fellowship you’ll be joining:

You’ll be part of the broader HTB Events Team, working closely with various internal teams and CTF organisers, while providing SME guidance on a constant stream of new products and technologies. 💪

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🚀 The adventures that await you after becoming AppSec Content Engineer at Hack The Box:

• Deliver clean written, functional, and well- structured and well-tested application test-cases for training material
• Create training material documentation, with the ability to articulate complex topics in a clear and concise manner
• Coordinate development across multiple internal members/outsourced contractors when needed
• Participate and offer technical support in ongoing and future events we conduct
• Complete large pre-planned tasks in an efficient manner
• Collaborate with multiple internal teams (content engineering, sales, marketing) to tackle complex issues and provide subject matter expert (SME) guidance on a constant stream of new products and technologies
• Take business goals into account when creating content and making technical decisions
• Able to take on unplanned work and bug fixes/maintenance when needed

🏆 Skills, knowledge, and experience points required to unlock the role of AppSec Content Engineer at Hack The Box:

• Be creative and unleash your full potential
• Familiarity with common security libraries, security controls, and common security flaws
• Solid understanding of fundamental application security building blocks such as: authentication, authorisation, data validation, encryption, exception handling and logging
• Minimum rank of Hacker in Hack The Box
• Experience with basic development and/or scripting languages
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent and professional communication skills (written, reading, verbal)
• A basic understanding of network and web related protocols.

Nice to have:

• Previous experience in contesting and/or organising CTFs.
• Contributions to the security community (public research, coding projects, blogging, presentations, disclosures etc)
• Experienced with several programming paradigms.
• Solid project management skills, especially in a cross-functional environment.
• Familiarity with cloud security technologies/controls and best practices.
• Familiarity with microservices, containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), and/or cloud deployment technologies.
• Familiarity with current systems software, protocols, and standards used in enterprise ecosystems.

🕹️ What your Hack The Box adventure will have in store:

• 🎯You'll have the exhilarating opportunity to contribute to a product that is highly appreciated by users and the cybersecurity community at large.
• 🎯 You'll experience a highly supportive and caring environment, fostering growth, flexibility, and autonomy.
• 🎯 You'll embark on an exciting journey of continuous learning and problem-solving, leveling up as our organization grows.
• 🎯 Most importantly, you'll have a blast at HTB 🥳 because fun is an essential ingredient in our recipe for success! Just wait until you see our global meet-ups!

💰 The gems you’ll be enjoying as AppSec Content Engineer:

• 25 annual leave days
• Paid parental leave
• Home Office Allowance
• Dedicated budget for training and professional development, participation in conferences
• State-of-the-art equipment
• Full access to the Hack The Box lab offerings; so you can learn how to hack 😉
• Flexibility in working hours

🗺️ The Quest of Becoming Hack The Box’s AppSec Content Engineer:

• Level 1: To complete level one’s objective, submit your application. 
• Level 2: Meet the Talent Acquisition team. Level’s objective: highlight your past achievements, ambitions, and values.
• Level 3: Meet the hiring team. Level’s objective: connect with the hiring team and share with them your achievements. 
• Level 4: Complete an assignment that aligns with day-to-day job-related tasks and responsibilities and have a constructive conversation over the assignment
• Level 5: You've officially received an offer from HTB! To complete the last level and the Quest, all you need to do is accept the offer. 
• Quest complete. Congratulations, you’re officially one of us 🥳🎉🎇Your next quest: complete the onboarding.

Hack Your Career, Today. Join us in this epic adventure of cybersecurity at Hack The Box! 🚀🔒💻

At Hack The Box, we are on a quest to find the most exceptional and enthusiastic talent to join our team. Whether or not you consider yourself a gamer, we value what makes you unique and want to know more about you. This job post provides just a glimpse of the incredible gamified experience our business and consumer customers enjoy through our platforms. So, if you're ready to embark on a journey of growth and adventure, we can't wait to meet you!

About HTB:

Hack The Box is the Cyber Performance Center with the mission to provide a human-first platform to create and maintain high-performing cybersecurity individuals and organizations. 

Hack The Box is the only platform that unites upskilling, workforce development, and the human focus in the cybersecurity industry, and it’s trusted by organizations worldwide for driving their teams to peak performance. Offering an all-in-one environment for continuous growth, assessment, and recruitment, Hack The Box provides solutions for all cybersecurity domains. 

Launched in 2017, Hack The Box brings together the largest global cybersecurity community of more than 3 million platform members. Rapidly growing its international footprint and reach, Hack The Box is headquartered in the UK, with additional offices in the US, Australia, and Greece.

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At Hack The Box, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We believe that diversity enriches our performance, services, and the communities we serve. As such, we ensure that all job applications are considered solely based on merit, skills, and qualifications. We do not discriminate on grounds of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We are dedicated to providing a fair and respectful work environment that reflects our values.