Principal Security Research Engineer
QualysPune, Maharashtra, India
Posted December 16, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based security, compliance and IT solutions with more than 10,000 subscription customers worldwide, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100. Qualys helps organizations streamline and automate their security and compliance solutions onto a single platform for greater agility, better business outcomes, and substantial cost savings. The Qualys Cloud Platform leverages a single agent to continuously deliver critical security intelligence while enabling enterprises to automate the full spectrum of vulnerability detection, compliance, and protection for IT systems, workloads and web applications across on premises, endpoints, servers, public and private clouds, containers, and mobile devices. Founded in 1999 as one of the first SaaS security companies, Qualys has strategic partnerships and seamlessly integrates its vulnerability management capabilities into security offerings from cloud service providers, including Amazon Web Services, the Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, along with a number of leading managed service providers and global consulting organizations. For more information, please visit http://www.qualys.com.
Job Description
Principal Security Research Engineer position at a company where innovation and teamwork support exciting missions. Lead research into emerging attack vectors, design detection capabilities, and build prototypes. 5+ years of experience in security research or low-level software engineering required.
Requirements
- Conduct deep-dive research into emerging attack vectors
- Assess vulnerability risks and develop mitigation strategies
- Rapidly architect and build prototypes, PoCs, and detection tools
- Partner with R&D and Product teams to translate research findings into production-grade security features
- Articulate security visions and research findings to the broader community
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Visa Sponsorship
- Four Day Work Week
- Generous Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Relocation Assistance