Job Description

JOB TYPE : Hybrid - Onsite 3 days per week CONTRACT TYPE : 6 MONTHS W2 CONTRACT (Contract to hire potential) CONTRACT RATE : TO BE DISCUSSED (AROUND $55/HOUR)

A contract is available at our client for an Application Offensive Security Consultant with our client in Jersey City. 

• Do you have a background in applications security testing and some red teaming?
• Have you been involved in application security for the last 5-6 years consistently?
• Do you know how to do manually applications testing (not just vulnerability scanning)?
• Do you enjoy "Capture The Flags" and to tinker in applications?

Being a member of the Application Security team, you will be part of the Technology Risk initiative to support offensive security assessments on applications and provide SME guidance to key projects.

The Application Offensive Security Consultant is responsible for providing technical direction and performing security assessment on applications. You should possess good understanding of application security testing, red teaming / adversarial engagements, and penetration testing and related development expertise to guide project initiatives to ensure security best practices are being used.

Some more specific daily responsibilities associated with this contract : 

• Perform red teaming against applications and APIs

• Perform application threat hunting to evaluate risk to applications

• Perform manual (non-automated) security testing of applications

• Provide the vulnerability information in the predefined report format after performing the testing using manual methodology and tools

• Generate reports on assessment findings and summarizes to facilitate remediation, document technical issues identified during security assessments

• Be a subject matter expert and respond to any security engineering questions/ requests related to Application Defense enhancements

• Collaborate with Security Architects, Product Manager, Risk Managers, and other teams to deliver high quality product

• * Note: Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above*

Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in application security testing
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in conducting red teaming engagements
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in application security testing tools such as Burp Suite Professional & Owasp Zap
• Ability to test manually and “live off the land strategies” (LOTL)
• Ability to explain vulnerabilities and weaknesses in OWASP Top 10 and SANS Top 25 to any audience and discuss effective defensive techniques
• Understanding of MITRE Framework and adversarial methodologies
• Ability to bypass controls and/or test countermeasures for misconfigurations
• Ability to work under pressure, multitask and be flexible
  
• (Nice to have : Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent experience)

Benefits

Hybrid position - 3 times a week in office 

W2 contract - 6 month with potential of direct hire (permanent role)

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