What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Security Engineer (Penetration Testing / Vulnerability Assessment) position at RightStaff Technical Resources?
Job Details
Security Engineer (Penetration Testing / Vulnerability Assessment)
- At least two years of experience working with cybersecurity.
- Understanding of security vulnerabilities associated with common web technologies (e.g., OWASP Top 10)
- Proven experience with vulnerability scanners (Nmap, Burp Suite, etc.)
- Development experience using programming languages such as Python, Java, C , C#, JavaScript, PowerShell, etc. (preferred)
- Annual Salary starting at $100K.
- Working Hours
Minimum of 8 hours per day.
- If you work weekends, you may take a compensatory day off on another day.
-Medical, dental, and vision insurance will be offered in as little as one month, and is fully paid by the company
-401k will be offered after 3 months, matching up to 6% of annual salary.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Presenting service capabilities, defining the scope of work, and drawing up proposals for new and existing clients.
o Create and enhance sales materials of our cyber security services.
o Give presentations of our services to customers and prospective customers, adjusting scope of work and methodologies as necessary.
o Collaborate with other security engineers to define statement of work for projects and draw up proposals for customers.
o Respond to inquiries regarding service capabilities as necessary.
Providing support for conducting the vulnerability assessment and penetration testing.
o Prepare and gather information in advance for the vulnerability assessment and penetration testing with the customer. Coordinate with outsourcers for scheduling and providing required information.
o Conduct the vulnerability scanning and penetration testing under the supervision of a Penetration Testing Engineer.
o Check reports on the results of the vulnerability assessment and penetration testing created by another engineer.
o Provide additional support as needed to the Penetration Testing Engineer conducting cybersecurity consulting with the customer.
OTHER & MISCELLANEOUS
Seeks constant improvement, more efficient, and less expensive ways and means in work processes.
Performs special projects and other miscellaneous duties as assigned by management.
Maintains high ethical standards in the workplace.
Reports all irregular issues and problems to management for resolution.
Maintains good communication with management, office staff members and outside contacts.
Complies with all company policies and procedures.
Maintains a clean and safe working area.
Qualifications
Education & Work Experience
Two or more years of work experience in the IT field.
Foundational knowledge of IT, including networks and applications.
A bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, cyber security or equivalent field of study preferred.
Social skills including the ability to articulate to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Able to work both independently as well as with on a team with other engineers.
Ability to multi-task effectively.
Salary : $100,000