Penetration Tester (remote)

Company: Converge Technology Solutions
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: April 22, 2024

Job Description:

Position Description
This exciting opportunity is a full-time, permanent position with Converge within our Advanced Testing Services division. In this role, you will deliver on a variety of red team projects and techniques with a focus on business outcomes and helping our clients reduce risk through technical testing. Professional services tasks will include working with diverse Fortune 1000 clients to fully test their environments. Our team invests heavily in mentorship, training & professional development. Converge is experiencing explosive growth and we can't wait for you to join tour team!
Key Responsibilities

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• Business focused technical testing - apply advanced technical methods to test, prove and validate technical controls within client environments
  
• Conduct technical assessments of client-side networks / infrastructure
  
• Perform threat analysis, including identifying critical organization assets and services, relevant threat actors, and likely threat events
  
• Perform pre-assessment research and preparation including reconnaissance, documentation and configuration review, and customer interviews
  
• Document security weaknesses, including steps to reproduce
  
• Analyze security findings, including risk analysis and root cause analysis
  
• Research and propose practical remediation
  
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  • Experienced penetration tester and vulnerability assessor
    
  • Apply industry standards and best practices including the Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual (OSSTMM) and the MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) Framework
    
  • Involvement in security-related projects / communities, including CTFs
    
  • Analytic sharpness in thinking like a threat actor or attacker
    
  • Obfuscation/Encoding designed to bypass or defeat various controls or countermeasures
    
  • Conducting social engineering exercises with adherence to a defined rules of engagement document
    
    Education & Qualifications
    
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    • OSCP certification or equivalent advanced-level certs are required
      
    • Other Offensive Security certifications are a plus
      
    • Web App testing skills are a plus
      
    • Excellent report writing and consultative skills
      
    • Be authentic, trustworthy, straight-forward and honest
      
    • Have a client-first mindset and the ability to interact professionally with customers
      
    • Possess a blue-collar work ethic with the willingness to wear many proverbial 'hats' and have a flexible outlook towards your work
      
    • Be competitive and have a performance-based drive to succeed, including self-sufficiency and the ability to work as part of a team
      
      Work Environment
      
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      • This position is remote within the United States
        
        
        
        
        
        Converge Technology Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
        
        
        
        
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