Application Offensive Security Consultant
Experience level: Associate Experience required: 6 Years Education level: Bachelors degree Job function: Information Technology Industry: Financial Services Pay rate : $65 per hour Total position: 1 Relocation assistance: No Visa sponsorship eligibility: No
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Notes from Hiring Manager for recruiters:
Must have a good background in testing applications (I'm not looking for a know-it-all). Just a honest resume that reflects experience in application security testing and some red teaming. The ideal candidate would be someone who has been in application security for the last 5-6 years consistently, (I don't require certifications), someone who knows how to test manually applications and not just vulnerability scanning because we already have a team that performs that function), someone who has enjoyed Capture The Flags and loves to tinker in applications; anything else would be a bonus
Job Summary
Being a member of the Application Security team, you will be part of the Technology Risk initiative to support offensive security assessments on applications and provide SME guidance to key projects.
The Application Offensive Security Consultant is responsible for providing technical direction and performing security assessment on applications. The person in this role should possess good understanding of application security testing, red team / adversarial engagements, and penetration testing and related development expertise to guide project initiatives to ensure security best practices are being used.
Your Primary Responsibilities:
Perform red teaming against applications and APIs.?Perform application threat hunting to evaluate risk to applications.
Perform manual (non-automated) security testing of applications.
Provide the vulnerability information in the predefined report format after performing the testing using manual methodology and tools
Generate reports on assessment findings and summarizes to facilitate remediation, document technical issues identified during security assessments
Be a subject matter expert and respond to any security engineering questions/ requests related to Application Defense enhancements
Collaborate with Security Architects, Product Manager, Risk Managers, and other teams to deliver high quality product.
** Note: Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above**Talents needed for Success:
Minimum of 6 years of related experienceBachelors Degree and/or equivalent experience
Talents needed for Success:
Minimum of 6 years of experience in application security testingMinimum of 4 years of experience in conducting red teaming engagements
Minimum of 4 years of experience in application security testing tools such as Burp Suite Professional & Owasp Zap
Ability to test manually and live off of the land strategies
Ability to explain vulnerabilities and weaknesses in OWASP Top 10 and SANS Top 25 to any audience and discuss effective defensive techniques
Understanding of MITRE Framework and adversarial methodologies
Ability to bypass controls and/or test countermeasures for misconfigurations
Ability to work under pressure, multitask and be flexible
Certified in OSCP or GWAPT or related offensive security/red teaming certification
*This is not a penetration testing role. It goes beyond the scope of a traditional pen test*