Job Description

The Senior Software Engineer on the Vulnerability Coverage team will play a pivotal role in expanding the Rapid7 coverage portfolio to provide customers with reliable and accurate data. A Senior Software Engineer will help to drive technical excellence by improving automation frameworks, enhancing coverage release pipelines, and contributing to growth and prioritization in an ever-evolving security landscape. In addition to hands-on development, they will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and contribute to roadmap planning.
About the Team
The Vulnerability Coverage team is responsible for delivering, expanding and maintaining Rapid7's extensive coverage portfolio, aiming to provide customers with the expected level of accuracy and quality. Vulnerability Coverage team members develop a broad set of skills, ranging from technologies such as Python, Java, Ruby, AWS and Kubernetes to security domain expertise and system-level knowledge. The Vulnerability Coverage team is often considered the lifeblood of many Rapid7 products, including InsightVM and InsightCloudSec. In addition to delivering daily content packages to ensure that customers always have the most up-to-date coverage, the team is also responsible for providing monthly Patch Tuesday coverage and responding to emerging vulnerability threats by releasing coverage as quickly as possible. As a result, the team maintains extremely high standards for quality and accuracy of the content they deliver.
About the Role
The Senior Software Engineer on the Vulnerability Coverage team will play a pivotal role in expanding the Rapid7 coverage portfolio to provide customers with reliable and accurate data. A Senior Software Engineer will help to drive technical excellence by improving automation frameworks, enhancing coverage release pipelines, and contributing to growth and prioritization in an ever-evolving security landscape. In addition to hands-on development, they will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and contribute to roadmap planning.
In this role, you will:
Build, maintain, and release high-quality vulnerability content
Build, maintain and release new services and plugins for generating new vulnerability content
Be involved in improving our automation pipeline for recurring coverage
Partner with technical leaders and other team members to drive improvements with our vulnerability coverage portfolio
Provide mentoring and coaching to junior engineers
The skills you'll bring include:
A minimum of 5-6 years experience in software development with Python
Experience working with Java and Ruby is a plus
Experience with Cloud based deployments e.g. AWS / GCP / Azure
Experience with IaC e.g. Terraform / Ansible
Experience with virtualization and containers
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins and proficiency with version control systems such as GitHub
BEng, BSc or related technical field
Ability to organize and drive a project within the team
Excited by technology, curious and eager to learn, with the ability to mentor junior team members
The attitude and ability to thrive in a high-growth, evolving environment
Collaborative team player who has the ability to partner with others and drive toward solutions
Strong creative problem solving skills
Solid communicator with excellent written and verbal communications skills both within the team and cross functionally
Experience with cloud services and infrastructure such as AWS would be advantageous
About Rapid7
At Rapid7, we are on a mission to create a secure digital world for our customers, our industry, and our communities. We do this by embracing tenacity, passion, and collaboration to challenge what's possible and drive extraordinary impact.
Here, we're building a dynamic workplace where everyone can have the career experience of a lifetime. We challenge ourselves to grow to our full potential. We learn from our missteps and celebrate our victories. We come to work every day to push boundaries in cybersecurity and keep our 10,000 global customers ahead of whatever's next.
Join us and bring your unique experiences and perspectives to tackle some of the world's biggest security challenges.
Security and Compliance
Rapid7 is committed to keeping customers secure. As a first line of defense, all employees are expected to uphold the highest standards of security and privacy, ensuring the protection of sensitive information and compliance with relevant regulations.
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