What are the responsibilities and job description for the Penetration Tester position at Strivector?
Available only on a W2 contract and Hybrid position
Strivector Corp is a National Staffing and Recruiting agency established in 2012 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. We are a preferred partner for several Fortune 500 companies nationwide. Strivector has been consistently rated a rare 4.6 / 5 on Google, Indeed and Glassdoor by our candidates, customers, employees and contractors.
Elevate your professional journey with us. Strivector's premier client (a well-known market leader in their space) is hiring for the following full-time direct hire position.
POSITION OVERVIEW
As a Penetration Tester, your roles and responsibilities will include :
- Conduct penetration testing for web applications, APIs, and cloud-hosted platforms.
- Provide penetration testing and cyber exercise services. This role is critical to ensuring the security and resilience of internet-facing websites, applications, and APIs, which process sensitive data.
- The consultant will be responsible for assessing vulnerabilities and performing penetration tests on a minimum of two and up to ten websites and applications of varying scope and size, including those hosted in cloud environments.
- Perform vulnerability assessments for websites and applications in development, prior to their go-live dates.
- Develop and execute cyber exercises to test the organization's security posture and incident response capabilities.
- Provide actionable recommendations based on findings to mitigate identified risks.
- Deliver assessments and security guidance in alignment with industry standards such as :
NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
QUALIFICATIONS
Most importantly, you need to be a passionate Penetration Tester who enjoys his work and is considered to be one of the best within your organization. The ideal Penetration Tester would be someone with deep experience in many (if not all) of the following :
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
We understand that even if you are a seasoned Penetration Tester you may not have all the skills listed here.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Compensation : Based on Experience. One of the best in the industry
Minimum Education : Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field.
Minimum Experience : 5 years of Penetration Testing and Cyber Exercises experience
Type of position : 24-month Contract with possible extension
Location : Detroit, MI
Remote / Hybrid : Hybrid
Relocation accepted : No
