Penetration Testing || USA-100% Remote
Posted 1 day ago by 1755073790
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA
Summary: The role of Penetration Tester involves conducting manual penetration testing on various applications, including APIs, web, mobile, and thick client applications. The position requires independent engagement in testing activities, effective communication of results to diverse audiences, and the ability to guide clients on remediation strategies. Candidates should possess significant experience in application penetration testing and relevant technical skills. This is a long-term contract position based in the USA, fully remote.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform manual Application penetration testing against API's (REST/SOAP), Web Applications, Mobile applications, and thick client applications
- Perform threat modeling, evaluate application business logic, and perform application architecture reviews
- Demonstrate application testing experience in real time via demos to both internal and external audiences
- Conduct objective based, abstract penetration testing engagements
- Develop and exploit POCs
- Act independently in penetration testing engagements, with minimal oversight and guidance
- Engage with technical and non-technical audiences to articulate testing processes, techniques, and results; guide technical audiences on remediation options and assist clients in weighing those options
Key Skills:
- Minimum three (3) years of recent experience in application penetration testing of API's, web applications, or mobile applications
- Ability to communicate reporting results with technical and non-technical audiences and lead remediation conversations
- Experience with burp suite pro, and other app testing tools such as Netsparker
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university or equivalent industry experience
- One or more major ethical hacking certifications not required but preferred; GWAPT, CREST, OSWE, OSWA
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Title: Penetration Testing
Job Location: USA -100% Remote
Job Type: Long Term Contract
Responsibilities:
Perform manual Application penetration testing against API's (REST/SOAP), Web Applications, Mobile applications, and thick client applications
Perform threat modeling, evaluate application business logic, and perform application architecture reviews
Ability to demonstrate application testing experience in real time via demos to both internal and external audiences
Ability to perform objective based, abstract penetration testing engagements
Ability to develop and exploit POCs
Act independently in penetration testing engagements, with minimal oversight and guidance
Engage with technical and non-technical audiences to articulate both testing processes, techniques and results; guide technical audiences on remediation options and assist clients in weighing those options
Qualifications:
Minimum three (3) years of recent experience in application penetration testing of API's, web applications, or mobile applications
Ability to communicate reporting results with technical and non-technical audiences and lead remediation conversations
Experience with burp suite pro, and other app testing tools such as Netsparker
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university or equivalent industry experience
One or more major ethical hacking certifications not required but preferred; GWAPT, CREST, OSWE, OSWA