itContracting are currently seeking applicants for a Penetration Tester. This is a permanent role based with our client in Dublin South.
Your Role:
As a Penetration Tester your main responsibilities will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
- Work with internal customers to determine scope and rules of engagement.
- Conduct and/or support authorized penetration testing on enterprise network assets.
- Create reports and recommendations from findings, include issues uncovered and levels of risk.
- Collaborate with other internal and external partner organizations on target access and operational issues.
- Create comprehensive exploitation strategies that identify exploitable technical or operational vulnerabilities.
- Perform penetration testing as required for new or updated applications.
Experience : 3 years
Candidates must be eligible to work in Ireland or currently hold a Stamp 4 Visa to apply.
For more information please apply here or contact Nicole Pasquetti in itContracting directly.
Your Skills & Experience:
As a Penetration Tester your skills and qualifications will include:
- 3-5 years conducting penetration tests
- Deep Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, Procedural Language/Structured Query Language [PL/SQL] and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return-oriented attacks, malicious code).
- Knowledge of evasion strategies and techniques (A/V, WAF, NGAV, EDR, etc.)
- Ability to work independently, as well as within a global group of contributors.
- Ability to develop or recommend analytic approaches or solutions to problems and situations for which information is incomplete or for which no precedent exists.
- Desire to learn
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- One or more of the following certifications: OSCP, OSWE, GPEN, GWAPT and/or GMOB
- Solid programming/debugging skills.
- Demonstrated ability to learn and apply critical thinking to a variety of situations.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
