Cyber SDC - WAM Penetration Tester - Senior

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Cyber SDC - WAM Penetration Tester - Senior - Location OPEN role  focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities.

Our security professionals possess diverse industry knowledge, along with unique technical expertise and specialized skills. The team works together in planning, pursuing, delivering and managing engagements to assess, improve, build, and, in some cases, operate integrated security operations for our clients. You will be part of an international team of cybersecurity specialists helping our clients with their most complex information security needs and contributing toward their business resilience.

You will be working with our Advanced Security Centers to access the most sophisticated tools available to fight against cybercrime.

As part of our Penetration Testing team, you ll identify potential threats and vulnerabilities to operational environments. Projects here could include penetration testing and simulating physical breaches to identify vulnerabilities. The team researches and discovers the newest security vulnerabilities, attends and speaks at top security conferences, and shares knowledge on cybersecurity topics with key industry groups. The team may provide thought leadership and information exchanges through traditional and less conventional channels such as speaking at conferences and publishing white papers.

You will also lead penetration testing engagements, provide technical leadership, and advise junior team members on attack and penetration test engagements. You will execute penetration testing projects using established methodology, tools and rules of engagement, and convey complex technical security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences including executives.

To Qualify for the Role, You Must Have

• A bachelor s degree and at least 5+ years of related work experience
• Experience with manual attack and penetration testing
• Experience with scripting / programming skills (eg, Bash, Python, Power Shell, Java, Perl, Rust, Golang, J2EE, .NET, JavaScript, etc)
• Updated and familiarized with the latest exploits and security trends
• Any two of the following certifications: OSCP, OSWP, OSEP, OSCE, OSEE, GPEN, GWAPT, GMOB, GCPN, GXPN, GRTP, GDAT, CRTO, CRTP, CRTE, CREST CRT, CCSAS, CWEE, Burp Suite Certified Practitioner, CBBH, eWPTX, OSWA, eWPT, eMAPT

Ideally, you ll also have

• A bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field with at least 3+ years of related work experience or a master s degree and at least 2+ years of related work experience in penetration testing which includes internet, intranet, web application penetration tests, wireless, social engineering, and red team assessments
• Contributions to the security community, including research, public CVE disclosures, bug bounty acknowledgments, open-source project involvement, blog posts, publications, and similar activities
• An understanding of web-based application vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment

What We Look For

We re interested in intellectually curious people with a genuine passion for cyber security. With your specialization in attack and penetration testing, we ll turn to you to speak up with innovative new ideas that could make a lasting difference not only to us – but also to the industry as a whole. If you have the confidence in both your presentation and technical abilities to grow into a leading expert here, this is the role for you.

At EY, we ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

• We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $72,500 to $140,900. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $92,900 to $160,500.
  
  Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. Total Rewards includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
• Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
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