01Overview
- Execute penetration testing engagements against a variety of web applications/ services and software .
- Develop and execute attack strategies to simulate real-world attacks by threat actors.
- Ability to identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities in computer systems, networks,and applications to simulate attacks by threat actors.
- Analyze and report on the results of security assessments and make recommendations to improve the security posture of the organization.
- Advise management about noncompliance with defined standards in applications tested.
- Partner with developers to drive improvement in application security as a result of security assessment engagements .
- Provide clear communication on the issue to developers and verify the efficacy of the fix .
- Provide actionable remediation feedback for findings and/or long-term risk mitigation guidance .
- Provide guidance and recommendations to other teams to improve the security of products.
- Demonstrate deep understanding of computer networks, operating systems, databases, web applications, and mobile applications.
- Experience with Secure software development lifecycle, distributed systems and security protocols.
- Create custom tools and scripts to automate testing and make the process more efficient.
- Support and maintain tools used for penetration testing and security assessments .
- Develop other security engineers .
- Must be based in the WBDs office, minimum three days/week .
Qualifications & Experiences
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science , Cybersecurity, or other related fields, from an accredited university or an equivalent professional experience may suffice in lieu of a Bachelors degree.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in penetration testing, code review, bug bounty hunting, or red teaming/capture the flag experience.
- Experience in scripting in Python or other languages to build automation tools
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience with security engineering practices such as in web application security, network security, authN / authZ protocols, cryptography, automation, and other software security.
- Team player with strong communication skills
If you
- are excited to work in an international, quick-paced, multi-faceted media company.
- are comfortable ensuring timely escalation, responsiveness and follow through to meet deadlines.
- are knowledgeable of, and understand, the risk-based business impact approach to cybersecurity.
- are actively questioning and influencing actions needed to attain goals and targets.
- are comfortable driving initiatives forward without having direct control of staff. .
