Penetration Testing, Director

MUFG•Jersey City, NJ

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count? Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career. Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded. The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, applicable specialized training, or equivalent work experience equally preferable field.
CISSP, CEH, GPEN, GCIH, OSCP, OSWE, or similar
Extensive leadership experience in Cybersecurity, with proven track record in offensive security or penetration testing
Experience successfully managing technical teams or security programs
Experience successfully leading penetration testing campaigns across global environments
Demonstrated success with incident response collaboration to improve detection and response
Experience assessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies and process workflows
Demonstrated strength in Penetration Testing, with in-depth knowledge of and experience simulating real-world attacks on networks, applications, and cloud environments
Comprehensive knowledge of adversary simulation frameworks (e.g., OWASP, NIST, MITRE ATT&CK)
Deep experience with tools such as: Metasploit, Burp Suite, C2 Frameworks, Nmap, Wireshark, Python, PowerShell, or Bash
Extensive background in cloud security, and demonstrated knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP security models and attack surfaces
Comprehensive knowledge of secure development practices including: secure coding, DevSecOps, and CI/CD pipeline security (with AI IDE integration workloads)
Demonstrated strength managing and mentoring a team of penetration testers and security practitioners
Extensive background building and scaling offensive security programs
Deep experience translating technical findings into business risk for executive stakeholders
Deep practical knowledge of financial regulations (e.g., FFIEC, SOX, PCI-DSS, GDPR)
Communicates effectively
Anticipates changing business needs, adjusts priorities accordingly, and allocates necessary resources and budget to achieve objectives
Equips the business to become an effective competitor in a highly dynamic landscape
Considers stakeholder needs and input as well as best practices and insights from industry trends when making strategic decisions
Is flexible, decisive, and serves as a trusted advisor to senior leaders within the organization
Demonstrates effective negotiation and influencing skills
Prioritizes and facilitates a culture of continuous improvement and systems thinking
Sets the tone for successful collaboration with other business units and corporate entities
Creates an environment that fosters communication, transparency, and collaboration
Cultivates innovation and values learning as a lifelong professional objective
Leads by example, engaging inclusively and with intent
Always acts with integrity

Nice To Haves

Experience in Financial Services or other highly regulated industries preferred

Responsibilities

Develop and implement a comprehensive penetration testing strategy that aligns with the organization’s security objectives
Oversee the planning, execution, and reporting of penetration tests across applications, infrastructure, cloud, and third-party environments
Lead, mentor, and manage the team, providing guidance on complex testing scenarios and methodologies
Deploy testing methodologies and offensive security strategies to identify infrastructure vulnerabilities
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to communicate findings, risks, and strategies to remediate them effectively
Present testing coverage, vulnerability trends, and remediation strategies to executive stakeholders
Provide expertise on implementation of advanced tools for automated and manual testing
Drive innovation in offensive security tooling, including custom scripts and frameworks
Hire, develop and retain top penetration testing talent
Manage penetration testing budget and resource allocation