Full job description
Censys’ mission is to be the one place to understand everything on the internet. Frustrated by the lack of trustworthy Internet intelligence, we set out to create the industry’s most comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date map of the Internet. Today, Censys delivers real-time Internet intelligence and actionable threat insights to global governments, over 50% of the Fortune 500, and leading threat intelligence providers worldwide.
Censys maps the internet. Our customers rely on us for the exposure and threat intelligence that shapes their security programs — which means the bar for our own security is not theoretical. You'll help set it.
This is a senior, high-ownership role on a small team. You will own the identity program, cloud security posture, and vulnerability management end to end, serve as a core incident responder, and build the automation — increasingly agentic — that enables our team to operate at the scale of a much larger one. You'll also be one of our most direct users of our own product: monitoring Censys's external attack surface with Censys is part of the job.
We're looking for someone well-rounded rather than narrowly specialized, who is energized by AI and wants to build with it, and who is comfortable deciding what matters most when everything looks urgent.
What You’ll Do:
Scope note: Application and product security are owned by our SRE team. You'll partner closely with them on cloud and infrastructure guardrails and contribute security expertise to their work — but you are not expected to own the SDLC or product security roadmap.
What You’ll Bring:
Bonus Points:
For high cost of living areas in the US (San Francisco / Seattle / NYC), the expected salary range for this position is 139,000 USD - $167,000 USD, plus bonus eligibility and equity.
For all other locations in the US, the expected salary range for this position is $121,000 USD - $155,000 USD, plus bonus eligibility and equity. 121,000 - $155,000
For candidates being considered outside of the US, location specific market data will be evaluated and discussed during the interview process.
Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified. For roles that are available to be filled remotely, the pay range is localized according to employee work location by a factor of between 83% and 100% of range. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information.
For US Employees: Censys offers a competitive benefits package to employees, including equity, health, dental & vision coverage, retirement with company contribution, parental leave, mental health & wellness benefits, flexible PTO, and a professional development stipend. Censys also offers sales incentive pay for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles. Please see our careers page for more details. For employees located outside of the US, location-specific benefits are available and will the information pertaining to those will be provided to you during the interview process.
We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to apply for a role, participate in the interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation, please reach out to your recruiter. These modifications enable an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity not only to get a job, but successfully perform their job tasks to the same extent as people without disabilities.
To ensure the integrity of our hiring process and in attempt to facilitate a more personal connection, we require all candidates to keep their cameras on during video interviews. You may also be required to meet a Censys employee at one point during your process. Additionally, if hired, you will be invited to visit Ann Arbor, Michigan for in-person onboarding.
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We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Censys is an equal opportunity employer .
Note to external recruiters/agencies: We are not currently engaging with third-party agencies for this role and will not accept unsolicited outreach. We kindly ask that you do not submit resumes or candidate profiles to our team.
As part of our hiring process, all candidates who receive an offer of employment will be asked to complete an identity verification through CLEAR.
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