Truveta

Senior Security Engineer – Vulnerability Management & Penetration Testing

Hyderabad, India Full Time

Truveta provides unprecedented real-world data and real-time intelligence, powered by a dataset built with and owned by US health systems united in a mission of Saving Lives with Data. Together, we power breakthrough medical discoveries, accelerate regulatory-grade evidence, and improve patient care. Today, Truveta enables research on more than 130 million de-identified patients across the US.  

Achieving Truveta’s ambitious mission requires an incredible team of talented and inspired people with a special combination of health, software and big data experience who share our company values.

Role Overview 

We are looking for a Senior Security Engineer to drive vulnerability management and penetration testing across applications and infrastructure. 

This role is focused on hands-on identification, validation, and remediation of security issues, with an emphasis on building scalable processes and improving overall security posture. 

 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Own and operate the vulnerability management lifecycle, including:  
  • Continuous scanning (applications, infrastructure, dependencies)  
  • Risk-based prioritization  
  • Tracking and driving remediation  
  • Perform penetration testing on web applications, APIs, and cloud environments.  
  • Validate and triage vulnerabilities to eliminate false positives and ensure actionable findings.  
  • Partner with engineering teams to fix vulnerabilities and prevent recurrence 
  • Implement and manage tools for:  
  • SAST, DAST, and dependency scanning  
  • Infrastructure and container scanning  
  • Develop repeatable testing methodologies and automation 
  • Conduct adversarial testing and exploit validation to simulate real-world attack scenarios.  
  • Track metrics and report on risk posture and remediation progress 
  • Contribute to improving secure development practices based on findings.  

 

Required Qualifications 

  • 5–9+ years of experience in security engineering, vulnerability management, or penetration testing 
  • Hands-on experience with:  
  • Web and API security testing  
  • Common vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10, misconfigurations, auth flaws)  
  • Strong understanding of attack techniques and exploitation methods 
  • Experience with security scanning tools and frameworks 
  • Ability to analyze and validate vulnerabilities in real-world systems 
  • Familiarity with cloud environments (Azure preferred) 

 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Experience with automating security testing in CI/CD pipelines 
  • Familiarity with container and Kubernetes security 
  • Experience with bug bounty or red teaming 
  • Relevant certifications (e.g., OSCP, CEH, GWAPT).  

 

What We’re Looking For 

  • Strong hands-on tester and problem solver 
  • Ability to go beyond tools and think like an attacker 
  • Focus on impact-driven security, not just findings.