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Senior Penetration Tester

Fixed Solutions
Sheraton, Cairo
Posted 6 years ago
15Applicants for2 open positions
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ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Collaborate with team members on conducting internal and external penetration tests.
  • Conduct Mobile, Website and Network Pentesting.
  • Innovate and develop offensive security testing tools and scripts for the sake of automation.
  • Work side by side with software engineers to ensure the security of the software developed in-house.
  • Work side by side with DevOps and system engineers to ensure the security of the company’s and the company’s customers’ infrastructures.
  • Mentor junior security engineers and pentesters in regards to penetration testing methodology and general security topics.
  • Work with fellow security team members on the Research and Development (RnD) of security tools and exploits.

Job Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

  • Regarding academic requirements, there are none. As long as you can read, write, code and hack things, you’re most welcome to apply.
  • Typically 2-3 years of experience in pentesting and red-teaming. However, if you don’t have enough experience, but you think you can match up to the experienced guys, feel free to apply.
  • You must have an atypical mind, where you always think out-of-the-box. Old traditional thinking is boring.
  • You must be always following latest security news concerning data breaches, exploits and malware.
  • You must be a good communicator and with above average English skills (written and spoken).
  • You must be flexible when it comes to job responsibilities. Duties could sometimes require you to
  • Improvise and adapt to new situations.

PREFERRED SKILLS

  • Deep understanding of security testing frameworks and tools.
  • Good coding skills, in both interpreted and compiled languages.
  • Good in-depth knowledge of networking and Operating systems.
  • Proficiency in Linux.
  • Deep knowledge of OWASP TOP 10 vulnerabilities and especially the top 5. Memorizing them is not enough.
  • Good knowledge of RCE vulnerabilities and how to find, exploit and remediate them.
  • Familiarity with business logic bugs and how to find, exploit and remediate them.
  • Ability to construct a well-written penetration testing report to be presented to stakeholders.
  • Ability to understand and write shellcode for Linux and Windows. This naturally implies good knowledge of binary exploitation and x86 assembly.
  • Familiarity with network attacks on different layers.
  • Ability to automate the pentesting process using either automated tools or custom-made scripts.

RECOMMENDED CERTIFICATES

  • OFFENSIVE SECURITY (OSCE, OSEE)
  • GIAC (GXPN, GWAPT)
  • PTP, WAPT

MANDATORY CERTIFICATES (IF ANY)

  • OSCP

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