Pentester / Ethical Hacker for Web Environments

Description

Our client, an education service platform, is looking for an experienced Cyber Security Specialist to help them with a vulnerability assessment.

The specialist would:

• Perform penetration tests on internet environment to web application, web pages, web portals, e-commerce, social network web sites (max 5 different environments) .
  
• Use personal hardware, freeware tools, personal methods and commercial tools as needed.
  
• Produce actionable, threat-based, reports on security testing results?

Professional background

• At least 3 years as pen tester in web environments
• Pen-testing experience on internet environment
• Experience in computer systems, networks and applications
• Create new testing methods to identify vulnerabilities
• Pinpoint methods and entry points that attackers may use to exploit vulnerabilities or weaknesses
• Search for weaknesses in web applications
• Research, evaluate, document and discuss security findings, false negatives and possible fixes
• Stay updated on the latest malware and security threats
• Operate a hands-on role involving penetration testing and vulnerability assessment activities in web environments.
• Develop and maintain security testing plans
• Automate penetration and other security testing
• Develop meaningful metrics to reflect the true posture of the environment allowing the organization to make educated decisions based on risk
• Communicate security issues to a wide variety of internal and external “customers” to include technical teams, executives, risk groups, vendors and service providers?