Application Offensive Security Consultant - Veterans Sourcing Group

Application Offensive Security Consultant 
Jersey City, NJ
$65/hr w2 - This role is Contract to Hire!

Skills: Application Security, Red Teaming

Notes from HM: Must have a good background in testing applications (I'm not looking for a know-it-all). Just a honest resume that reflects experience in application security testing and some red teaming.  The ideal candidate would be someone who has been in application security for the last 5-6 years consistently, (I don't require certifications), someone who knows how to test manually applications and not just vulnerability scanning because we already have a team that performs that function), someone who has enjoyed Capture The Flags and loves to tinker in applications; anything else would be a bonus

Job Summary:

• 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. 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 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**Talents needed for Success:
• Minimum of 6 years of related experience
• Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent experience
• Talents needed for Success:
• 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 of the land strategies”
• 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
• This is not a penetration testing role. It goes beyond the scope of a traditional pen test*

Experience level: Associate
Experience required: 6 Years
Education level: Bachelor's degree
Job function: Information Technology
Industry: Financial Services

Prescreening questions:
1.) What is the candidate's full legal name?
            
 2.) What is the candidate's Month and Day of DOB (required for submission to client as an unique identifier):
            
3.) What is candidate's desired hourly pay rate?
            
4.) Please provide the link to candidate's LinkedIn profile:
            
 5.) Where is the candidate located? If candidate is not near the job location, please explain relocation plan in detail (e.g. timeline, relocating with family, selling/buying property)
            
6.) Is the candidate legally authorized to work in the US for any employer?
            
7.) Will the candidate now or in the future, require immigration sponsorship for work authorization (for example, H-1B status)?
            
 8.) Describe candidate's experience in performing red teaming against applications and APIs.?
            
9.) Describe candidate's experience in application security testing