Security Engineer -Application Penetration Tester

Job Title: Security Engineer / Application Penetration Tester
Location: Jersey City NJ
Work Type: Hybrid (3 days onsite)
Job Type: Contract 12 months
Rate: $55/hour on W2 (Flexible)

LinkedIn is a MUST

Notes:

• NO H1B and NO OPT accepted
• Candidates must be local to NJ/NY and hold a State-issued ID (no utility bills)
• Candidates must have excellent communication skills and long-term project experience
• No relocation considered strictly local candidates only
• Interview: Video
• Must be able to commute to Jersey City office 3 days a week
• Client is flexible on rate for highly qualified candidates

*** We need: A mid-senior 8 years Application Penetration tester and security engineer to Perform Offensive Security Testing against applications and APIs and Perform application threat hunting to evaluate risk to applications. Candidates must have hands-on experience with App PenTest tools such as Burp Suite and Owasp Zap and to think outside the box and manually discover vulnerabilities and weaknesses in OWASP Top 10 without scanning. Candidates should have certifications the more the better. ****NO H1

***Candidates must have Long Projects/Good Tenure Excellent communication skills and a State issued ID (Not Bills) showing they are Local.

*** Please make sure that each submittal includes:

1. Drivers license or State ID

2. Link to the candidates LinkedIn account.

3. Below submittal Format

*** Candidate Must Haves on a resume and for submittal:

1. How many years working with: Security Engineer

2. How many years working with: Owasp Zap

3. How many years working with: Application Penetration testing

4. How many years working with: MITRE Framework

*** Please provide all the below Submittal Format details with each submittal. It is required for the client Management system.

Full Name:

Rate:

Location:

Availability to Interview: One Days notice

Availability to Start:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

Visa Status:

Education - College/Year of graduation:

Link to LinkedIn

Certifications (Please list)

Job Description:

The Security Analyst is responsible for providing technical direction and performing security assessment on applications. The person in this role should possess good understanding of application security testing red team / adversarial engagements and penetration testing and related development expertise to guide project initiatives to ensure security best practices are being used.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform Offensive Security Testing against applications and APIs.
• Perform application threat hunting to evaluate risk to applications.
• Perform manual 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 products.

Talents needed for Success:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in testing web applications
• Minimum of 4 years of hands-on experience with App PenTest tools such as Burp Suite and Owasp Zap
• Ability to think outside the box and manually discover vulnerabilities and weaknesses in OWASP Top 10 without scanning
• Understanding of MITRE Framework and adversarial methodologies
• Bachelors Degree and/or equivalent experience

Nice to Have:

• Offensive security or penetration testing certifications
• Certificates of attendance for completing penetration testing & red teaming courses
• Passion for participating in Capture the Flags (CTFs) and training (TryHackMe HackTheBox etc)
• Ability to work under pressure multitask and be flexible