Cyber SDC - WAM Penetration Tester - Senior

Location:

Anywhere in Country

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Cyber threats, social media, massive data storage, privacy requirements and continuity of the business as usual require heavy information security measures. As an information security specialist you will lead the implementation of security solutions for our clients and support them in protecting the business. You will belong to an international team of cybersecurity specialists helping 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.

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.

As part of our Penetration Testing team, you’ll identify potential threats and vulnerabilities to operational environments. Projects may include penetration testing and simulating physical breaches to identify vulnerabilities.

Our professionals work together in planning, pursuing, delivering and managing engagements to assess, improve, build, and in some cases operate integrated security operations for our clients.

• Perform penetration testing which includes web application, API, and Thick client penetration testing.
• Work independently as well as lead a team of technical testers on penetration testing and red team engagements.
• Provide technical leadership and advise junior team members on attack and penetration test engagements.
• Identify and exploit security vulnerabilities in a wide array of systems in a variety of situations.
• Perform in-depth analysis of penetration testing results and create reports that describe findings, exploitation procedures, risks and recommendations.
• Execute penetration testing projects using the established methodology, tools and rules of engagements.
• Convey complex technical security concepts to technical and non-technical audiences including executives.

• 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 (e.g., 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.

• 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.

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…