Software Security Penetration Tester - VerSprite

Role Summary/Purpose

The Software Security Penetration Tester will serve to ID software vulnerabilities and work with client development teams to design / implement solutions to ensure and protect the safety and security of all information systems assets; Assess client applications and software products across all businesses and provide guidance / direction for the protection of information systems and intellectual property assets.

Essential Responsibilities

• Ensures that plans for security technologies integrate effectively with other aspects of the technical infrastructure

• Evaluate / recommend technologies that could improve current systems and ensure that plans for security technologies integrate with client technical infrastructure

• Conduct software security assessments including threat modeling, security / penetration testing and vulnerability assessments

• Utilize both manual methods and automated tools to identify and exploit vulnerabilities

• Further enhance software security assessment methodologies and processes

• Evaluate emerging technologies / tools to detect, mitigate, triage, and remediate software security defects across client enterprises

• Work with client application and product teams to encourage a security mindset throughout software development from concept to testing and implementation

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer System Engineering or equivalent field of study or experience

• Minimum 3 years hands-on experience in software security testing, application security architecture and/or information security

• Minimum 3 years experience performing penetration tests using both automated security tools and manual techniques.

• Minimum 1 year experience working with, or developing, secure coding standards for C / C++, Java, and .NET