Senior Penetration Tester Consultant - Contractor

at  ALIGN External

ABOUT YOU:

• Passionate about information security and identifying exploitable vulnerabilities before threat actors can take advantage of them
• Ready to find more efficient ways to accomplish your work
• Continuous desire to grow, develop and advance skills
• Can work independently, or collaboratively with the team
• Desire to provide highest quality test and deliverables to clients without cutting corners
• Proficiency with scripting languages (Python, Bash, JavaScript, PowerShell)
• Self-driven in a remote working environment, motivation to continuously provide high quality work and deliverables
• You enjoy hacking (ethical), follow threat feeds, latest threat trends, know a thing or two about exploits (or have written some yourself)
• You enjoy working in a group, and believe in open collaboration as a team.
• You enjoy sharing knowledge and lessons learned, you like to share the specialized knowledge or skills you may have with the team
• You don’t make excuses for a difficult challenge, you make scripts instead.
• You know the OWASP top 10 and SANS top 20, and have an opinion about one vs the other.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, management information systems, computer science, or relevant discipline.
• Two of the following penetration certifications required: GWAPT, CEPT, LPT, GPEN, CPT, GXPN, PenTest+, GAWN, GMOB, CRTOP
• Proficiency with scripting languages (Python, Bash, JavaScript, powershell)
• Knowledge of incident response/forensics/red-teaming or DevOps a huge plus but not required.
• You have 5+ years of experience with penetration tests and vulnerability assessments; including internal, external, wireless, mobile, and web application testing.
• You have an understanding of API’s, how they work, and how to test them.
• You have used cloud CSP’s such as AWS, Azure, AliCloud, Google cloud, Rackspace, and any internal associated components/controls.
• You can perform social engineering campaigns including phishing, vishing, and physical.
• You can re-image your own system when necessary, and navigate Kali Linux to conduct penetration tests, with only command line access as necessary.
• You can create, modify, and write documents from command line, and write Bash scripts to automate or facilitate tasks as necessary.
• You can write professional reports with proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation, that need very little QA review.
• You can communicate with clients, and understand if something needs to be escalated internally.
• You are comfortable monitoring the metrics of a project, personal utilization, and constant improvement toward efficiency.
• You are willing to expand your knowledge, obtain relevant certifications, and meet CPE requirements as necessary.
• You are ready and willing to learn, and accept a new challenge.
• You have three or more certifications such as CEH, OSCP, OSCE, GWAPT, GPEN, CEPT, LPT, CPT, GXPN, PenTest+, GAWN, GMOB, CRTOP

SKILLS:

• You have working knowledge of Kali Linux and standard security assessment tools (e.g., NMAP, metasploit, Scapy, Burp Suite, SSLStrip, Ettercap, Nessus, Nikto, AppScan) and can talk about any others you have used.
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• You can run scans and perform tests with minimal impact to client networks.
• You have an understanding of both iOS and Android application testing, and how to jailbreak/root devices, use emulators.
• You know about SOAP/REST/JSON web APIs and how to test them.
• You have experience using interpreted languages (Ruby, Python, PHP, etc.)
• You can explain findings in a non-technical form.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Senior Penetration Tester with A-LIGN, you will be part of a dedicated pen testing team whose sole purpose is to test and improve the security of our clients’ systems and data across a wide range of industries. This is not an entry level position, but a position open for an experienced, seasoned or specialized hacker. If you have an appetite for penetration testing and want to build your knowledgebase and skillset; this position is for you.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Execute internal, external, wireless, mobile, API and web application pen tests.
• Execute social engineering tests, including phishing, vishing, and physical.
• Execute vulnerability scans and assessments.
• Compile and write client reports