Security Engineer - Penetration Tester at Unique System Skills LLC

Product security engineer – Penetration testing

• Location:  Boston, MA USA
• Work mode (Hybrid/remote/onsite): Onsite
• Duration of the assignment: One year
• Employment type (FTE/C2C): 

Job duties:

• Assist in the planning and execution of penetration tests
• Data, code, and vulnerability analysis
• Documentation and report writing
• Tool and script development

Technical Skills:

• The ability to perform penetration testing activities on one or more of the following independently: Web Applications, Cloud Infrastructure, IT Infrastructure, Mobile and Embedded Operating Systems, and Applications
• Familiar with Pen testing tools: (e.g., Nessus, Nexpose, Metasploit, nmap, BurpSuite, Kismet, Nipper, Wireshark and Kail)
• A broad knowledge of attack vectors, exploits and mitigations that work at scale or may be linked together for chained attacks
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and experience with integrating security testing into automated build processes.
• An understanding of security monitoring assessments
• A good understanding of Windows/Linux-based operating systems and networking
• Familiarity with cloud computing models, technologies, and concepts
• Skills with some of the following: Bash, PowerShell, Python, Go, Assembly, C/C++, C#, JavaScript, Java

Qualifications/Certifications:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• 4+ years of relevant engineering or security assessment experience
• Certifications from one or more of the following are desired: Offensive Security, Global Information Assurance Certification(GIAC), or other "hands on" industry certifications