Cognizant Technology Solutions is looking for “ Senior Penetration Security Testing Engineer ” to join in our team of IT professionals in a permanent role. If you meet our background requirements and skills and are looking for an opportunity with these skills and expertise, here is the ideal opportunity for you!

About Cognizant’s QEA Practice:

About Cognizant’s QEA Practice: We are the largest Quality Assurance Practice Globally servicing 800 Clients including 50 clients in Fortune 100. We bring the industry leading vision and expertise to help with Quality Engineering transformation journey for our reputed clients. We provide Next Gen QA offerings like System Modernization assurance, Business Process Assurance, Quality Engineering, Cloud Platform Assurance, Customer Experience Assurance and Robotic Test Automation. We have been ranked #1 for Market Impact by Everest Group for four times in a row and ranked #1 for completeness of vision, test advisory and Digital Business Assurance in Gartner Magic Quadrant

Senior Penetration Security Testing Engineer

Location: Washington DC

Required Qualifications:

• 6-8 years of security testing experience

• Experience with Web Application Security, Penetration Testing, API Security, VAPT, DAST, SAST, Incident Response, Mobile Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Management

• Experience with security testing tools - AppScan, Burp Suite Pro, Fortify, Checkmarx

• Extensive experience in the Information gathering, cryptography, designing and executing security test cases as per the application requirements

• Extensive experience in identifying vulnerabilities like SQL, XSS (Cross Site Scripting), XXE, File Inclusion/Path Traversal Attacks, CSRF, File uploads, Server-side Request Forgery, Remote Execution Flaws, Server Configuration Flaws, Business logic Flaws and Authentication Flaws, Privilege Escalations, Sensitive Information Disclosures etc

• Proficient in applying OWASP Top 10 methodologies, SANS, CVE, CWE standards, CVSS and OSINT frameworks to enhance security posture across diverse systems and applications.

• Good communication & stakeholder management

Roles/Responsibilities:

• The candidate will handle Web Application Security, Penetration Testing, API Security, VAPT, DAST, SAST, Incident Response, Mobile Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Management for the customer

• Candidate will need to work with various security testing tools – AppScan, Burp Suite Pro, Fortify, Checkmarx

• Extensive experience in Information gathering, cryptography, designing and executing security test cases as per the application requirements

• Extensive experience in identifying vulnerabilities like SQL, XSS (Cross Site Scripting), XXE, File Inclusion/Path Traversal Attacks, CSRF, File uploads, Server-side Request Forgery, Remote Execution Flaws, Server Configuration Flaws, Business logic Flaws and Authentication Flaws, Privilege Escalations, Sensitive Information Disclosures etc

• Proficient in applying OWASP Top 10 methodologies, SANS, CVE, CWE standards, CVSS and OSINT frameworks to enhance security posture across diverse systems and applications.

• Good communication & stakeholder management

Must Have Skills

• Experience with security testing tools - AppScan, Burp Suite Pro, Fortify, Checkmarx

Work Authorization:

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)

Salary and other compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $81,500- $92,50000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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