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Online Penetration Tester

Expertssh
Cairo, Egypt
Posted 6 years ago
39Applicants for1 open position
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Job Description

An opportunity to be involved in running vulnerability assessments and security penetration tests, on live customer environments. Location is not important.

  • Plan the penetration test
  • Select, design and create appropriate tools for testing
  • Perform the penetration test on computer systems, networks, web-based and mobile applications
  • Document your methodologies
  • Gather the data intelligence not only from the output of the automated penetration tools but also from information gathered from earlier stages to identify vulnerabilities that the tools may not see
  • Review your findings and feedback to clients
  • Analyse the outcomes and make recommendations for security improvements

Key responsibilities

  • Carry out application, network, systems and infrastructure penetration tests
  • Review physical security and perform social engineering tests where appropriate
  • Evaluate and select from a range of penetration testing tools
  • Keep up to date with latest testing and ethical hacking methods
  • Deploy the testing methodology and collect data
  • Report on findings to a range of stakeholders
  • Make suggestions for security improvements
  • Enhance existing methodology material
  • Visit SC Jobs to browse and apply for the latest penetration tester vacancies

Job Requirements

Qualifications (Any is a plus)

  • Cyber-security certifications (CHECK, CTM, CTL, CREST, TIGER, OSCP)
  • A degree in computer security, computer science or equivalent
  • Recognised security testing certifications (GIAC, CEH)

Skills and experience

  • Knowledge of OWASP Top 10
  • Proven experience in testing wordpress, joomla, and drupal
  • Penetration testing experience of systems, web-based applications and networks.
  • Solid knowledge and experience of using a variety of penetration testing or threat modeling tools including open source and commercial mapping
  • Experience of threat reporting and assessing vulnerabilities
  • Some consulting experience is advantageous with a proven ability to understand and meet client needs, build relationships and develop a positive dialogue
  • Adept at explaining technical jargon to non-technical parties
  • Scripting skills and reverse engineering experience is desirable
  • Past experience of using problem solving techniques and developing solutions to meet vulnerability threats
  • Project planning skills
  • A solid understanding of ethical hacking
  • Customer facing skills and a proven track-record of building client relationships
  • Able to work independently but also as part of a team
  • Flexibility to change direction and manage conflicting demands
  • Outstanding organizational and data analytics skills
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

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