If you’re a cybersecurity engineer you might be able to swing a job at Uber as the company steps up its cybersecurity game after last week’s hack.

On Monday, the ride-hailing app said that a hacker affiliated with the Lapsus$ hacking group was responsible for a cyber attack that forced the company to shut several internal communications temporarily last week.

Fresh from the embarrassing security breach, Uber is hiring for a number of cybersecurity jobs.

Just this week, Uber has posted around 80 jobs in its US security department. 

‘The primary objective for Uber Engineering Security team is to enable the technical ambitions of the company while maintaining the highest standards of security and privacy for our customers and partners,’ reads the job description.

‘As cybersecurity threats evolve, so do we,’ said Uber.

The job seem to be primarily based in the US across New York, Washington, San Francisco, Seattle, Houston etc.

It’s a lucrative job as well with a Senior Threat Detection Engineer set to make approximately £90,820 – £140,200, according to Glassdoor.

In addition to its engineering team, it is also hiring security specialists on its legal, design and security response and investigations teams.

Uber’s security team is responsible for ensuring the security of all private, personal, location, and payment information for Uber’s full set of users including ‘riders, drivers, customers, 3rd parties, and corporations’.

Uber employees were instructed to not use Slack and other internal systems were were inaccessible as well.

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