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Penetration Tester

4 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa Unique Personnel Full time

**Job Number**
- 69444

**Job Type**
- Permanent

**Job Title**
- Penetration Tester

**Computer Skills**
- MySQL,Oracle,Python,Unix,Windows,Bash,Powershell,C\PHP\Java code,OWASP,OSSINT,Linux,RedHat,MSSQL,Agile,DevOps

**Industry**
- Banking

**City**
- Cape Town

**Province**
- Western Cape
- Purpose of Role:- Key Performance Areas:
- Conduct security assessments and testing- Inter-team collaboration with the Cyber Security Function- External consulting to the business- Best practice, tools and technologies- Key Tasks/Accountabilities:
**CONDUCT SECURITY ASSESSMENTS**
- Take ownership for the execution of the full security assessment lifecycle, and engage with internal and external product and system owners to schedule and run assessments.
- Conduct security reviews against external service providers (e.g. cloud, and data centres) to assess the integration of the Bank's systems with 3rd parties (upstream / downstream).
- Compile and deliver penetration test reports that provides evidence, motivation and severity of cyber security risks. Communicate to the business / relevant stakeholders on forums and committees.

**INTER-TEAM COLLABORATION WITH THE CYBER SECURITY FUNCTION**
- Conduct Red/Purple team engagements to ascertain the security posture of the security controls, people, processes and procedures safeguarding of the said systems.
- Foster and maintain the strong collaborative environment between the Offence and Defence teams and contribute to cross functional knowledge sharing.

**EXTERNAL CONSULTATION TO THE BUSINESS**
- Develop threat models based on requirements obtained through customer engagement / scoping sessions.
- Contribute towards raising awareness of cyber security across the Bank

**BEST PRACTICE, TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES**
- Maintain existing tools and expand cyber offence software and hardware to support the security testing capabilities**Inherent Requirements**
- Qualifications:
- Minimum: Certification in Information Technology/IT Engineering- Ideal:
- Pyt- Knowledge and Experience:
**Minimum Knowledge**
- Technical vulnerability assessments (CVE and CVS database knowledge)
- Best practice technical reviews; using company and industry standards
- Common network protocols, system architecture, and operating systems
- Logical access reviews and audit
- Knowledge of TTP's/MITRE Attack Framework, threat-attack landscape
- Strong communication and reporting skills, articulate risk to business
- Solution and white-boarding of systems to be assessed
- Ability to read\understand at least 1 scripting language (e.g. Python, Bash, PowerShell, C\PHP\Java code)
- Proficiency with pen-testing tools (Security distro’s and intercepting proxy tools)
- Understanding and familiarity of vulnerabilities included in methodologies such as OWASP Top 10 (Web, Mobile, API) and OSSINT
- Understanding of system architectures and platforms (e.g. Windows, Unix, Linux and RedHat)

**Minimum Experience**:

- 3 - 5 years’ experience in cyber security testing
- Risk identification and communication relating to cyber security

**Ideal Knowledge**
- Cyber Security Threat modelling and Attack-Path mapping
- Conducting and participating in Red-Team\Purple teaming exercises
- Familiarity with industry regulatory requirements, specific to information security
- Proficiency in scripting with at least 1 scripting language (e.g. Python, Bash, PowerShell)
- Reverse engineering of malware\exploits

**Experience**
- 5+ years in cyber security testing
- 2 - 3 years financial services / banking experience
- Experience with the Agile and DevOps models

**What Qualification**
- BSc, BEng, BCom Offensive Security / Ethical Hacking Training (e.g. OSWE, OSEP or equivalent)

**Minimum Qualification**
- Bachelors

**Status**
- Available