Defensive Content Engineer

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✨The core mission of the Defensive Content Engineer:

The core mission of the Defensive Content Engineer is to build & test content that aims at upskilling the defensive capabilities of individual players and businesses. While HTB is well established for its red team content, through your work, you’ll enable the company to broaden its services and become a place for all cyber security professionals to upskill themselves, thus dealing with the great shortage of talent that exists in cyberspace. 

🍺 The fellowship you’ll be joining:

HTB’s defensive team is a relatively new team, established two years ago. The team is part of the wider content engineering team, 30 + individuals, working across the globe. To deliver their exciting content, the content engineering team works closely interdepartmentally, as well as across departments (Infrastructure, Marketing, Software Engineering, and Product Management).

📚 Interesting resources you should definitely check:

Learn all about Sherlocks, one of the main types of content produced by the Defensive Team. 

Please, keep in mind that for this kind of position, we usually give some priority to individuals who have submitted content in the past or can showcase some related work they've engineered. So, if you have engineered offensive or defensive content, make sure to share with us some details, including writeups, along with your application. 

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

• Testing and maintaining Sherlocks and defensive challenges
• Assist in the development of new Sherlocks, CTF and Pro Labs content
• Research to remain on top of current vulnerabilities, exploits, tools, tactics, procedures and threat actors to ensure content being created is relevant
• Research to remain on top of defensive techniques and innovate new ways to challenge and contribute to our players’ readiness on defensive techniques

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

• Experience in a Defensive security operations environment
• Familiarity with Defensive security tooling (SIEM, EDR, Wireshark, Volatility, Autopsy, etc)
• Some experience engineering defensive content for CTFs or similar platforms
• Good understanding of common operating systems and applications as well as system administration (Windows, Linux, etc.)
• Strong grasp of at least one scripting language (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
• Highly organised, self-motivated, with a passion for information security and gamified learning
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to learn new skills
• Proficient in the English language (speaking, reading, writing)

🕹️ 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 Defensive 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 Defensive 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.

🚨 Exciting News:

• Get the most important updates on HTB’s latest year!
• We are super proud to share that HTB’s all three entities across the UK, US, and Greece have been Certified as a Great Place to Work (Oct 2023-Oct 2024). 
• Furthermore, in 2024 the HTB's Greek entity has been listed by the Great Place to Work Institute as the #2 Best Workplace in Greece and #10 Best Workplace in Europe (among Small & Medium Workplaces💪).
• Take a sneak peek at how it is to be part of HTB and our 2023 Global Retreat. Get more insights about our HTB culture and employee experience by visiting the “about us” section of our site, our career site, and Glassdoor.

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.