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Senior Web Application Penetration Tester

Appspace, Inc.

About Appspace

At Appspace, we're passionate about creating better work experiences for people everywhere, and we're looking for people that feel the same way. Our global office locations and flexible work culture help you work wherever and however you're at your best. Plus, we take the time to help you enjoy your work, build lasting connections, and grow your role. Join the Appspace team and be a part of a culture that's helping people everywhere love where they work.

Your Role As a Senior Web App Penetration Tester

The Senior Web App Penetration Tester is responsible for internal penetration testing activities, supporting the application development team to resolve security vulnerabilities, resolving OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities and working with cross-functional teams to implement secure SDLC best practices.

A Day in the Life of a Senior Penetration Tester:

  • Perform penetration testing activities on Web Applications, Cloud Environments and Mobile Applications using black-box testing tools, in-depth penetration test (using shell scripts and manual testing) techniques, DAST & SAST tools. The candidate should be familiar with black box, gray box and white box testing techniques along with red teaming skills
  • Understand the application architectural components, business purpose of the application and code at high level. The resource will be responsible for assisting in architecting secure coding practices.
  • Researching and learning about information security trends, new penetration testing techniques, and best practices, and share findings with the team
  • Experience with manual and automated techniques for penetration testing (network equipment, servers, web applications, APIs, wireless, mobile, databases, and other information systems), as well as executing vulnerability assessments (injection, privilege escalation, fuzzing, buffer overflows, etc.)
  • Demonstrates a consistent track record of testing web applications for common web application security vulnerabilities as defined by OWASP, including input validation vulnerabilities, broken access controls, session management vulnerabilities, cross-site scripting issues, SQL injection and web server configuration issues
  • Programming – Python, Perl, Java, Shell Scripting (beneficial)
  • Tools – Proxies, Port Scanners, Vulnerability Scanners, Exploit Frameworks (ex: Burp, Nessus, Nmap, Metasploit)
  • Providing feedback and guidance to the development teams on best practices to resolve security vulnerabilities and provide input on mitigation strategies.

What You'll Need

  • 12+ years of experience in Application Penetration Testing & Security Engineering responsibilities
  • 4-years College Degree
  • OSCP, OSWE, GPEN or GXPN certified or ability to secure certification within six months of hire.
  • Proficiency with Application Security best practices
  • Experience working with any markup languages and shell scripts
  • Perform Penetration Testing and Red Team techniques to discover and exploit vulnerabilities.
  • Perform automated and manual hands-on penetration security testing, identifying security risks within applications, security controls, and infrastructure.
  • Proven knowledge of OWASP Top 10 & SANS Top 20
  • Ability to demonstrate deconstructing the Cyber Kill Chain
  • Proven capabilities investigating IDS/IPS to identify malicious traffic
  • Experienced with using Syslog events and other security tools to build an end-to-end analysis of events and threats.
  • Log correlation to determine security events and manage alerts
  • Proven knowledge of application security methodologies, policies, standards and best practices
  • Ability to explain and articulate technical concepts using both technical and non-technical language
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Plan, execute, and report on all testing activities and outcomes

The Perks Of Working For Appspace

For all our KL based team members, we offer a variety of benefits from competitive salaries, medical, dental and vision coverage, mental health resources, a 14 week maternity leave program and transport/parking allowance.

Additional Perks Include

  • 20 Days PTO
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Remote work opportunities
  • Paid company holidays
  • Appspace Quiet Fridays (No non-essential internal meetings scheduled)
  • A casual dress work environment

Disclaimer

Appspace is committed to equitable compensation practices and complies with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations. For jurisdictions that require pay scale disclosure, a general compensation range may be provided during the initial stages of the interview process. Final compensation will be based on multiple factors including experience, skills, certifications, and overall fit for the role.

If you are located in a jurisdiction with specific pay transparency requirements, we will be happy to discuss the relevant range during your application process.
Vacancy posted 17 days ago
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