Application Offensive Security Consultant

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an Application Offensive Security Consultant for a Contract to Hire assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in Jersey City, NJ.

Responsibilities:
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.

• 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 product.
• Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 6 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

Preferred Skills:

• 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

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

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