About Neo4j
Neo4j is the graph intelligence platform that transforms data into knowledge to power the next generation of intelligent applications and AI systems. It includes enterprise-ready knowledge graphs for accurate, explainable, and governed AI; the most comprehensive, trusted, and easy-to-deploy graph capabilities across any environment and data source; and an unmatched ecosystem trusted by 84 of the Fortune 100 and supported by the world’s largest graph community. Intelligence that works. Results that matter.
Built to work everywhere and integrate with everything across every cloud for dynamic, personalized, and autonomous AI systems. We deliver quicker results, contextual knowledge, and solutions that impact customers and employees across the business.
Our Vision
At Neo4j, we have always strived to help the world make sense of data.
As business, society and knowledge become increasingly connected, our technology promotes innovation by helping organizations to find and understand data relationships. We created, drive and lead the graph database category, and we’re disrupting how organizations leverage their data to innovate and stay competitive.
The Role
You will design and implement a Dynamic Application Security Testing test bench for internal APIs and MCP solutions.
The goal is to create a reusable environment where Neo4j security engineers can test services developed by our engineering teams using open source DAST tools. The environment should support repeatable testing and clear evaluation of findings. Over time, it may also serve as a self-service setup for engineering teams.
You will work closely with the Application Security team and collaborate with platform and engineering teams to understand how Aura APIs and MCP servers are built and exposed.
What you will do
- Analyze Aura APIs and relevant MCP services
- Research and evaluate open source DAST tools
- Design and build a reusable DAST testing environment
- Run structured experiments against selected APIs
- Compare findings across tools and assess signal quality
- Document setup, results, and recommendations
What you will deliver
- A documented evaluation of DAST tools applied to Aura APIs
- A clear comparison of findings, strengths, and limitations
- A recommended short list of tools with rationale
- A working environment that supports repeated API testing
- Documentation that allows others to reuse and extend your setup
What you bring
- Strong interest in application security
- Solid coding skills, preferably in Python
- Good understanding of REST APIs and how they are designed and consumed
- Understanding of the role MCP servers play in modern software development
- Experience setting up and using open source tools
- Hands-on approach, you enjoy building, testing, and running experiments
- Curiosity, structured thinking, and the ability to document technical findings clearly
You are currently studying computer science or a related field and want to work on real security challenges in a production environment.
What you will gain
- Practical experience in application security testing
- Exposure to a modern cloud platform and real-world APIs
- Collaboration with security and engineering teams across the company
- Insight into how secure software is built and tested at scale
If you want to work on a concrete project with measurable outcomes and lasting impact, we would like to hear from you.
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About Neo4j
Neo4j is the graph intelligence platform that transforms data into knowledge to power the next generation of intelligent applications and AI systems. It includes enterprise-ready knowledge graphs for accurate, explainable, and governed AI; the most comprehensive, trusted, and easy-to-deploy graph capabilities across any environment and data source; and an unmatched ecosystem trusted by 84 of the Fortune 100 and supported by the world’s largest graph community. Intelligence that works. Results that matter.
Built to work everywhere and integrate with everything across every cloud for dynamic, personalized, and autonomous AI systems. We deliver quicker results, contextual knowledge, and solutions that impact customers and employees across the business.
Our Vision
At Neo4j, we have always strived to help the world make sense of data.
As business, society and knowledge become increasingly connected, our technology promotes innovation by helping organizations to find and understand data relationships. We created, drive and lead the graph database category, and we’re disrupting how organizations leverage their data to innovate and stay competitive.
The Role
You will design and implement a Dynamic Application Security Testing test bench for internal APIs and MCP solutions.
The goal is to create a reusable environment where Neo4j security engineers can test services developed by our engineering teams using open source DAST tools. The environment should support repeatable testing and clear evaluation of findings. Over time, it may also serve as a self-service setup for engineering teams.
You will work closely with the Application Security team and collaborate with platform and engineering teams to understand how Aura APIs and MCP servers are built and exposed.
What you will do
- Analyze Aura APIs and relevant MCP services
- Research and evaluate open source DAST tools
- Design and build a reusable DAST testing environment
- Run structured experiments against selected APIs
- Compare findings across tools and assess signal quality
- Document setup, results, and recommendations
What you will deliver
- A documented evaluation of DAST tools applied to Aura APIs
- A clear comparison of findings, strengths, and limitations
- A recommended short list of tools with rationale
- A working environment that supports repeated API testing
- Documentation that allows others to reuse and extend your setup
What you bring
- Strong interest in application security
- Solid coding skills, preferably in Python
- Good understanding of REST APIs and how they are designed and consumed
- Understanding of the role MCP servers play in modern software development
- Experience setting up and using open source tools
- Hands-on approach, you enjoy building, testing, and running experiments
- Curiosity, structured thinking, and the ability to document technical findings clearly
You are currently studying computer science or a related field and want to work on real security challenges in a production environment.
What you will gain
- Practical experience in application security testing
- Exposure to a modern cloud platform and real-world APIs
- Collaboration with security and engineering teams across the company
- Insight into how secure software is built and tested at scale
If you want to work on a concrete project with measurable outcomes and lasting impact, we would like to hear from you.
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