Expert Ethical Hacker - Penetration Tester
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Role summary
Conducts penetration tests of networks, systems, and application code to assess, verify, and improve an organization’s overall security. Conducts research to understands product architecture, assesses risk areas, designs penetration test plans, and executes on those plans. Develops innovative attack techniques to foil protective design and in-place mitigations. Identifies and records security flaws and suggests security upgrades. Creativity, technical depth, and “hacker” thinking are required. Typically has an in-depth knowledge of code, risk assessment, and threat modeling. May also have a solid understanding of contemporary QA/test principles and methodologies. Note: NOT a security policy compliance auditor, who uses off the shelf tools to test vulnerabilities.
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