Job Description

Location: Anywhere in Country

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As a Senior Consultant in Offensive Security within our Service Delivery Center, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our clients' security posture through proactive threat assessments and vulnerability management. You will lead and collaborate with a team of cybersecurity professionals to implement and manage offensive security initiatives, ensuring that security measures are integrated throughout the software development lifecycle while optimizing service delivery processes.

The opportunity

In this role, you will manage and execute penetration testing, red teaming, and security assessments for our clients. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to identify vulnerabilities, develop mitigation strategies, and ensure that security practices align with industry standards. Your expertise will drive the team’s efforts in automating security processes and help our clients build a more secure working world.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead, scope, and execute penetration testing projects, including web applications (including black box, white box, and gray box assessments), networks, cloud environments, hardware, and firmware.
• Develop and execute red team and purple team scenarios to identify gaps in organizational security postures and provide actionable recommendations.
• Perform in-depth penetration testing results create comprehensive reports detailing findings, exploitation procedures, risks, and recommendations.
• Stay current with emerging security threats, vulnerabilities, and industry best practices, and promote continual learning within the team.
• Assist in configuring, handling, patching, and updating penetration testing software an supporting infrastructure to ensure optimal performance and security.
• Contribute to the creation and updating of operational metrics for client meetings, providing insights into tool performance and security findings.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Proven experience in penetration testing and offensive security practices, with a minimum of 5+ years of related work experience.
• Strong knowledge of automation tools and processes, particularly in the context of offensive security and application security.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple security projects simultaneously.
• Effective communication skills to liaise with clients and internal stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into understandable terms.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• A minimum of ten (10) years’ experience performing penetration tests; or a minimum of five (5) years working in an electric utility in generation, or transmission & distribution performing penetration tests
• Extensive experience with manual attack and penetration testing, including web applications, networks, and cloud environments.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell) for automation of security tasks.
• Knowledge of Windows, Linux, Unix, and other major operating systems.

Ideally, you’d also have

• Certifications such as CCSP, CSSLP, OSCP, OS

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