Lead Security Engineer
- Location Pune
- Experience 7+ yrs
- Job type Full-time
- Posted 9 Oct 2026
- Qualification MCA / Bachelor's (Engineering)
You will be taken to Qualys’s own careers page to apply. Job ID R0005178.
Job description
Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world!
We are seeking a passionate and detail-oriented Lead Security Engineer to join our Vulnerability Research Development team. As a Lead Security Engineer, you will join a motivated engineering research team responsible for researching, developing, and delivering detection signatures for our vulnerability scanning products. This opening is your opportunity to work in the rapidly expanding field of computer security with a company with excellent customer ratings and outstanding growth rates.
Responsibilities:
- Research vulnerabilities in the areas of applications, operating systems, databases, TCP/IP protocols, network devices, and various services.
- Develop, test, and maintain high-quality detections to detect known vulnerabilities and 0-day threats.
- Research new and emerging technologies to identify vulnerabilities and exploits.
- Drive technical direction, prioritization, and execution of detection development initiatives.
- Collaborate with security researchers, product teams, and QA engineers to ensure the timely delivery of detection content.
- Research Zero-day vulnerabilities and actively attack vulnerabilities to deliver fast detection content within hours of vulnerability disclosure.
- Act as a technical escalation point for complex vulnerability research and detection challenges.
- Stay up to date with the latest CVEs, advisories, and security intelligence feeds.