Web Application Penetration Tester
- Hilliard, OH, United States
- Full-Time Systems/Data Security
- Job # 496050
- Date posted - 2018-09-27
What you’ll be doing...
Join our Information Security team where you will identify exploitable vulnerabilities in applications before hackers are able to discover and exploit them. You will be exposed to real-world opportunities for hackers to be able to compromise applications in such a way that allows for unauthorized access to sensitive data or even take-over systems for malicious/non-business purposes.
- Plan and conduct Web, Web Services and Mobile Application Penetration Testing.
- Select, design and create appropriate tools for testing.
- Review findings and provide feedback to applications.
- Perform risk assessments on identified applications.
- Carry out, design and review application penetration tests.
- Review 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.
- Lead small size teams, working projects to completion.
What we’re looking for...
You’ll need to have:
- Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
- Four or more years of relevant work experience.
- Experience as a Web Application Penetration Tester.
Even better if you have:
- A degree in Computer Security, Computer Science or equivalent.
- Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP).
- Demonstrated solid technical skills in both information security architecture and penetration testing.
- Solid understanding of network protocols.
- Scripting and programming experience.
- Knowledge of ethical hacking.
- Demonstrated ability to assess testing tools and deploy the right ones.
- Proven ability to work independently but also as part of a team.
- Demonstrated flexibility to change direction and manage conflicting demands.
- Proven solid project planning skills and the demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects.
- Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven excellent organizational and data analytics skills.
When you join Verizon...
You’ll be doing work that matters alongside other talented people, transforming the way people, businesses and things connect with each other. Beyond powering America’s fastest and most reliable network, we’re leading the way in broadband, cloud and security solutions, Internet of Things and innovating in areas such as, video entertainment. Of course, we will offer you great pay and benefits, but we’re about more than that. Verizon is a place where you can craft your own path to greatness. Whether you think in code, words, pictures or numbers, find your future at Verizon.
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