Security and API Test Specialist
About The Position
The Security and API Test Specialist is responsible for validating the security, reliability, performance, and integrity of APIs and system integrations supporting a cloud migration program. Working with development, integration, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and QA teams, the specialist designs and executes API and security test scenarios, validates authentication and security controls, identifies defects and vulnerabilities, and provides reporting and evidence to support production readiness. The role also contributes to reusable test assets, governance standards, traceability, and operational readiness practices.
Requirements
- Computer Science degree or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of proven experience designing and executing large-scale API and security testing initiatives using industry-standard tools.
- Strong experience in API Testing, Security Testing, and Performance Testing.
- Experience with API functional, integration, and end-to-end testing
- Experience with Authentication, authorization, encryption, and access control validation
- Experience with Baseline and benchmark testing
- Experience with Load, stress, spike, soak/endurance, scalability, and capacity testing
- Experience with Failover, recovery, and disaster recovery validation
- Experience with Integration and data migration performance testing
- Experience with SAST, DAST, SCA, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing
- Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Power BI, Fortify, SonarQube, Checkmarx, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Snyk, Black Duck, Mend, Nessus, Nmap, or equivalent tools.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and root-cause analysis skills.
- Self-motivated, adaptable, and able to manage multiple priorities and deliverables.
- Strong verbal and written communication/documentation skills, experience with IT Consulting is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, execute, and maintain API, security, and non-functional test plans, scripts, and test suites.
- Validate APIs, integrations, data flows, interfaces, and end-to-end business processes.
- Verify authentication, authorization, encryption, and security controls.
- Perform API functional, integration, security, and performance testing.
- Utilize approved testing, monitoring, and reporting tools including Azure DevOps, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Power BI, JMeter, LoadRunner, and approved equivalents.
- Conduct SAST, DAST, SCA, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and API security testing
- Analyze results, identify defects, vulnerabilities, bottlenecks, and root causes, and support remediation efforts.
- Collaborate with developers, architects, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders.
- Produce reports, dashboards, metrics, and test evidence for governance and production-readiness decisions.
- Support monitoring, troubleshooting, risk assessment, continuous improvement, mentoring, and testing best practices.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
