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Offensive Security Lead - Penetration Testing
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Compensation Range: $98,000 - $180,400 · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- Compensation Range: $98,000 - $180,400
- Job type
- Full-time
- Closing date
- Experience
- This position is for individuals with 4+ years of experience within the cyber security space, with a preference for prior consulting or professional services backgrounds.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
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Original job description
Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
We are currently looking for team members to join our Security, Privacy, and Risk Consulting practice. The candidate will work with teams of security and privacy staff in a wide variety of systems environments. Our Security, Privacy and Risk Consulting team serves the Information Security and Data Privacy related needs of our clients. This team helps organizations identify their cyber risk, and design and implement program to address those risks and improve their cyber security posture. We serve a diverse base of clients in a variety of industries and understanding how technology impacts the operation and growth of organizations is what we do best. We are seeking individuals skilled at performing vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and secure architecture reviews of a variety of operating systems, network devices, wireless solutions, and their related infrastructure.
Examples Of Candidate's Responsibilities Include
- Perform analysis and testing to verify the strengths and weaknesses of client IT environments utilizing commercial and open source security testing tools
- Perform Internet penetration testing (blackbox/greybox /whitebox testing) and network architecture reviews (manual/automated)
- Perform other security testing tasks such as wireless penetration testing, social engineering campaigns (email, web, phone, physical, etc.), mobile application testing, embedded device testing, and similar activities meant to identify critical weaknesses within client environments
- Assist with the development of remediation recommendations for identified findings
- Identify and clearly articulate (written and verbal) findings to senior management and clients
- Help identify improvement opportunities for assigned clients
- Supervise and provide engagement management for other staff working on assigned engagements
- This position is for individuals with 4+ years of experience within the cyber security space, with a preference for prior consulting or professional services backgrounds. Other candidates may be considered based on experience and skill sets.
- Ability to travel as needed
- Must possess a high degree of integrity and confidentiality, as well as the ability to adhere to both company policies and best practices
- Strong verbal and written abilities
- Strong multitasking and project management skills
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field from an accredited college/university
- Technical background in networking/system administration, security testing or related fields
- In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP
- Two or more years of Perl, Python, Bash, or C experience
- Operating System Configuration and Security experience (Windows, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, AIX, etc.)
- Configuration and Security experience with firewalls, switches, routers, VPNs
- Experience with security and architecture testing and development frameworks, such as the Open Web
- Application Security Project (OWASP), Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual (OSSTMM), the Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES), Information Systems Security Assessment Framework (ISSAF), and NIST SP800-115
- Familiar with security testing techniques such as threat modeling, network discovery, port and service identification, vulnerability scanning, network sniffing, penetration testing, configuration reviews, firewall rule reviews, social engineering, wireless penetration testing, fuzzing, and password cracking and can perform these techniques from a variety of adversarial perspectives (white-, grey-, black-box)
- Experience with discovering, utilizing, and possibly writing exploits for such vulnerabilities as buffer and stack overflows
- Familiar with the logistics of security testing such as acquiring authorization for testing, reporting, risk analysis of findings, data handling, and legal considerations
- Commercial Application Security tools experience (Nessus, Nexpose, Qualys, Appdetective, Appscan, etc.) Open source and free tools experience (Kali Linux suite, Metasploit, nmap, airsnort, Wireshark, Burp Suite, Paros, etc.)
- One or more of the following testing certifications: Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH); GIAC Certified Penetration Tester (GPEN); Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP); or equivalent development or testing certification (ECSA, CEPT, CPTE, CPTS, etc)
- In addition, one or more of the following governance certifications is preferred: Certified Information Systems Security Professionals® (CISSP®); Certified Information Systems Auditor® (CISA®); Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM®)
- Strong leadership and communication skills, technical knowledge, and the ability to write at a "publication" quality level in order to communicate findings and recommendations to the client's senior management
RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; colour; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender (including gender identity and/or gender expression); sexual orientation; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the Canadian uniformed service; Canadian Military/Veteran status; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable provincial employment legislation.
Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership. RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please call us at 800-274-3978 or send us an email at careers@rsmus.com.
At RSM, an employee’s pay at any point in their career is intended to reflect their experiences, performance, and skills for their current role. The salary range (or starting rate for interns and associates) for this role represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, education, skills, work experience, certifications, location, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.
Compensation Range: $98,000 - $180,400
Individuals selected for this role will be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The candidate will perform various security testing activities including penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and social engineering campaigns to identify critical weaknesses. They will also assist in developing remediation recommendations and provide engagement management for other staff members.
Requirements
Candidates must have 4+ years of experience in the cybersecurity space, preferably within a consulting or professional services background. Strong technical knowledge in networking, system administration, and security testing frameworks is required, along with excellent communication skills.
Skills
- Penetration testing
- Vulnerability assessments
- Network architecture reviews
- Social engineering
- Wireless penetration testing
- Mobile application testing
- Embedded device testing
- TCP/IP
- Python
- Bash
- Perl
- C
- Metasploit
- Burp Suite
- Wireshark
- Nmap
Benefits
- Competitive benefits
- Compensation package
- Flexibility in schedule
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Security & Safety
- Consulting
- Technology
- Software
Keywords
- Offensive Security
- Penetration Testing
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Cyber Risk
- Network Architecture
- Social Engineering
- OWASP
- OSSTMM
- PTES
- NIST SP800-115
- Kali Linux
- Metasploit
- Nessus
- Burp Suite
- TCP/IP
- Python
- Bash
- Perl
- C
- CISSP
- CISA
- CISM
- OSCP
- GPEN
- CEH
- Threat Modeling
- Fuzzing
- Password Cracking
- Consulting
- Information Security