Manual Ethical Hacker
About The Position
Manual Ethical Hacking is part of the Application Development Security Framework Program within Bank of America’s Cyber Security Assurance Offensive Security group. The program provides services to assess the vulnerability of the bank’s applications to malicious hacking activity. This intermediate technical role is responsible for performing application security assessments of the bank's technologies, applications, and cyber security controls while adapting testing methods to evolving and emerging threats. Key responsibilities include performing research, understanding the bank’s security policies, working with the appropriate partners to complete assessments and simulations, identifying misconfigurations and vulnerabilities, and reporting on associated risk. These individuals partner closely with security partners, CIO clients and multiples lines of business.
Requirements
- Minimum of 4 years of professional pentesting, application security or ethical hacking experience, preferably in a large, complex, enterprise environment
- Detailed technical knowledge in at least 3 of the following areas: security engineering; application architecture; authentication and security protocols; application session management; applied cryptography; common communication protocols; mobile frameworks; single sign-on technologies; exploit automation platforms; RESTful web services
- SQL injection/XSS attack without the use of tools
- Experience performing manual code reviews for security relevant issues
- Experience working with SAST tools to identify vulnerabilities
- Able to manually identify and reproduce findings, discuss remediation concepts, develop PoCs for vulnerabilities, use scripting/coding techniques, proficiently execute common penetration testing tools, triage, and support incidents, and produce high value findings
- Experience performing manual web application assessments i.e., must be able to simulate a
- Knowledge of network and Web related protocols/technologies (e.g., UNIX/LINUX, TCP/IP, Cookies)
- Experience with vulnerability assessment tools and penetration testing techniques
- Solid programming/debugging skills
- Experience of using a variety of tools, included, but not limited to, IBM AppScan, Burp and SQL Map
- Threat Analysis
- Innovative Thinking
- Technology Systems Assessment
- Technical Documentation
- Advisory
Nice To Haves
- CISSP, CEH, OSCP, OSWE, GPEN, PenTest+ or similar
- Strong programming/scripting skills
- Mobile application analysis
- Frida
- Binary analysis (disassembly skills)
- Skills: Advisory
- Innovative Thinking
- Technical Documentation
- Technology System Assessment
- Threat Analysis
- Adaptability
- Collaboration
- Executive Presence
- Scenario Planning and Analysis
- Test Engineering
- Controls Management
- Information Systems Management
- Issue Management
- Mentoring
- Presentation Skills
Responsibilities
- Perform assigned analysis of internal and external threats on information systems and predict future threat behavior
- Incorporate threat actors' tactics, techniques, and procedures into offensive security testing
- Perform assessments of the security, effectiveness, and practicality of multiple technology systems
- Leverage innovative thinking to help solve problems or introduce new ideas to processes or products applicable to offensive security.
- Prepare and present detailed technical information for various media including documents, reports, and notifications
- Provide clear and practical advice regarding managed risks
- Learn and develop advanced technical and leadership skills, Mentor Junior assessors in technical tradecraft and soft skills
Benefits
- This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.
- This role is currently benefits eligible.
- We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
