Penetration Testing, Director

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.
** EDUCATION
* ** Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, applicable specialized training, or equivalent work experience equally preferable field.
** CERTIFICATIONS
* ** CISSP, CEH, GPEN, GCIH, OSCP, OSWE, or similar
** WORK EXPERIENCE
*** Extensive leadership experience in Cybersecurity, with proven track record in offensive security or penetration testing
* Experience successfully managing technical teams or security programs
* Experience successfully leading penetration testing campaigns across global environments
* Demonstrated success with incident response collaboration to improve detection and response
* Experience assessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies and process workflows
* Experience in Financial Services or other highly regulated industries preferred
** FUNCTIONAL SKILLS
*** Demonstrated strength in Penetration Testing, with in-depth knowledge of and experience simulating real-world attacks on networks, applications, and cloud environments
* Comprehensive knowledge of adversary simulation frameworks (e.g., OWASP, NIST, MITRE ATT&CK)
* Deep experience with tools such as:
Metasploit, Burp Suite, C2 Frameworks, Nmap, Wireshark, Python, Power Shell, or Bash
* Extensive background in cloud security, and demonstrated knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP security models and attack surfaces
* Comprehensive knowledge of secure development practices including: secure coding, Dev Sec Ops , and CI/CD pipeline security (with AI IDE integration workloads)
* Demonstrated strength managing and mentoring a team of penetration testers and security practitioners
* Extensive background building and scaling offensive security programs
* Deep experience translating technical findings into business risk for executive stakeholders
* Deep practical knowledge of financial regulations (e.g., FFIEC, SOX, PCI-DSS, GDPR)
** FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS
*** Communicates effectively
* Anticipates changing business needs, adjusts priorities accordingly, and allocates necessary resources and budget to achieve objectives
* Equips the business to become an effective competitor in a highly dynamic landscape
* Considers stakeholder needs and input as well as best practices and insights from industry trends when making strategic decisions
* Is flexible, decisive, and serves as a trusted advisor to senior leaders within the organization
* Demonstrates effective negotiation and influencing skills
* Prioritizes and facilitates a culture of continuous improvement and systems thinking
* Sets the tone for successful collaboration with other business units and corporate entities
* Creates an environment that fosters communication, transparency, and collaboration
* Cultivates innovation and values learning as a lifelong professional objective
* Leads by example, engaging inclusively and with intent
* Always acts with integrity
** RESPONSIBILITIES
* ** Develop and implement a comprehensive penetration testing strategy that aligns with the organization’s security objectives
* Oversee the planning, execution, and reporting of penetration tests across applications, infrastructure, cloud, and third-party environments
* Lead, mentor, and manage the team, providing guidance on complex testing scenarios and methodologies
* Deploy…