Software Quality Assurance Engineer
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Penetration Tester
Blue Mantis
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $110,000 - $145,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
CloudPythonRubyRustSQL
About the role
- Advanced Penetration Testing: Dive deep into clients' systems, networks, cloud security, and applications utilizing tools such as Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, and Wireshark and scripting languages to demonstrate potential exploits.
- Strategic Attack Simulation: Analyze attack surfaces, craft bespoke penetration strategies, and employ OSINT techniques to simulate real-world cyber threats.
- Precise Vulnerability Unveiling: Use manual and automated tools to detect web application vulnerabilities like SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS), and exploit security misconfigurations.
- Detailed Exploitation Reporting: Craft comprehensive reports outlining identified vulnerabilities, potential exploitation paths, and recommended mitigation strategies, including advanced Active Directory exploit paths.
- Technical Insight Communication: Translate technical findings into actionable insights to enable clients to enhance their security posture; explain complex exploitation scenarios and impacts.
- Remediation Guidance and Implementation: Provide remediation recommendations and assist with remediation efforts.
- Cutting-Edge Skill Refinement: Keep up to date with evolving security threats, emerging vulnerabilities, industry best practices and Zero Trust architecture.
- Collaboration: Work closely with team members and report to Randy Becker.
Requirements
- 3-5+ years of hands-on security experience within IT environments.
- 2 + years of experience performing Penetration Tests, Ethical Hacking, and Vulnerability assessments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security or a related field.
- OSCP certification required.
- Experience with tools such as Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, and Wireshark.
- Proficiency in Python, Rust, Ruby, C#, and PowerShell scripting.
- Knowledge of Active Directory, SQL, and web application exploits.
- Drive the progression of penetration testing methodologies and contribute to refining tools and techniques.
- Guide junior team members and provide mentorship.
- Uphold ethical standards and maintain strict confidentiality.
Benefits
- Enjoying the flexibility of remote work
- a culture that nurtures creativity and encourages you to forge new paths in pursuit of our clients' goals
- teamwork and collaboration emphasized
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
penetration testingethical hackingvulnerability assessmentsscriptingSQL injectioncross-site scriptingActive DirectoryPythonRustRuby
Soft skills
collaborationmentorshipcommunicationanalytical thinkingproblem-solving
Certifications
OSCP
