Principal Security Research Scientist

Company DescriptionAt ServiceNow, our technology makes the world work for everyone, and our people make it possible. We move fast because the world can’t wait, and we innovate in ways no one else can for our customers and communities. By joining ServiceNow, you are part of an ambitious team of change makers who have a restless curiosity and a drive for ingenuity. We know that your best work happens when you live your best life and share your unique talents, so we do everything we can to make that possible. We dream big together, supporting each other to make our individual and collective dreams come true. The future is ours, and it starts with you. With more than 7,400+ customers, we serve approximately 80% of the Fortune 500, and we're on the 2021 list of FORTUNE World's Most Admired Companies. Learn more on Life at Now blog and hear from our employees about their experiences working at ServiceNow.Job DescriptionAbout Digital TechnologyWe’re not yesterday’s IT department, we're Digital Technology. The world around us keeps changing and so do we. We’re redefining what it means to be IT with a mindset centered on transformation, experience, AI-driven automation, innovation, and growth. We’re all about delivering delightful, secure customer and employee experiences that accelerate ServiceNow’s journey to become the defining enterprise software company of the 21st century. And we love co-creating, using, and highlighting our own products to do it. Ultimately, we strive to make the world work better for our employees and customers—when you work in ServiceNow Digital Technology, you work for them. What you get to do in this role:TeamThe Security Research team produces investigative reports that drive a reduction in operational security risk. Paired with a toolkit of code/program and dynamic environmental analysis skills, Security Research provides guidance on primary security controls, best practices, and product enhancement. Exploration techniques focus on problems broadly, measuring product insecurity across ServiceNow’s cloud environment. A goal of the Research team is to continually improve ServiceNow’s cloud security reputation.RoleAs a Principal Security Researcher, you’ll be responsible for security auditing of the ServiceNow products and researching nuance of securing SaaS platforms. This will require an in-depth knowledge of various approaches to application auditing including code review, binary reverse engineering, exploit development and threat modeling. You’ll work closely with product engineering teams to providing investigative reports to improve platform resiliency and ensure best-in-class security solutions.What you get to do in this role:Analyze emerging industry-wide vulnerabilities (including 0-day analysis)Create exploitation proof-of-concept codePerform security audits to discover, communicate, and recommend remediation activities for vulnerabilitiesDelivery of outbound security research via publication, blogging and conference presentation.Research security topics which are a risk to ServiceNowWork with engineering teams on platform roadmap planningWhat you get to do in this role:Perform security audits to discover, communicate, and recommend remediation activities for vulnerabilities.Proactively research and quantify new attack vectors that may affect ServiceNow.Research security topics which are a risk to ServiceNowWork with engineering teams on platform roadmap planningQualificationsTo be successful in this role you have:A passion for security and problem solvingAbility to communicate technical concepts to mixed level audiences.2 to 4 years working as a security researcherHistory of responsible disclosure publication and CVE filingHigh-level proficiency in x64/x86 and ARM binary reverse engineeringExperience with dynamic analysis (debugging, binary instrumentation)Experience bypassing operating system memory protection features (ASLR, DEP, Stack Canary, etc.)Knowledge of operating system internals (Linux, Windows, OSX, iOS)Experience with Exploit Development (User-land or Kernel)Experience in fuzzing (coverage analysis) and knowledge of fuzzing frameworks (AFL, libfuzzer)Ability to program in PythonDegree in computer science, mathematics/statistics, or related work experience in researchJV20Additional InformationServiceNow is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status or any other category protected by law.All new employees hired in the United States are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to such exceptions as required by law. If hired, you will be required to submit proof of full vaccination or have an approved accommodation, by your start date. 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All genuine ServiceNow job postings can be found through the ServiceNow Careers site.Work personasWork personas are categories that are assigned to employees depending on the nature of their work. Employees will fall into one of three categories: Remote, Flexible or Required in Office. Required in OfficeA required in office work persona is defined as an employee who is contracted to work from or aligned to a ServiceNow-affiliated office. This persona is required to work from their assigned workplace location 100% of the work week based on the business needs of their role.Flexible A flexible work persona is defined as an employee who is contracted to work from or aligned to a ServiceNow-affiliated office and will work from their assigned workplace location roughly 3 days/week or less (generally around 40-60% of the work week). Flexible employees may choose to work the remaining working time from their workplace location or home. Flexible employees are required to work within their state, province, region, or country of employment.RemoteA remote work persona is defined as an employee who performs their responsibilities exclusively outside of a ServiceNow workplace and is not contracted or aligned to a ServiceNow-affiliated office, including those whose place of work (pursuant to their terms and conditions of employment) is their home. Remote employees are required to work within their state, province, region, or country of employment.SummaryType: Full-timeFunction: Engineering