Senior Penetration Tester, Vice President

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group•Jersey City, NJ

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Penetration Testing Lead (Vice President) serves as the senior hands‑on leader and standard bearer for the internal penetration testing function. This role combines deep technical expertise with day‑to‑day team leadership, ensuring consistent, high‑quality execution of penetration testing assessments across MUFG’s environment. Acting as a player‑coach, this individual leads by example—providing hands‑on guidance in complex testing scenarios while developing the technical and professional capabilities of the team. The role is responsible for driving short‑ and medium‑term execution, maintaining delivery quality, and ensuring alignment with organizational priorities so that senior leadership can focus on broader strategic initiatives. This position evaluates the security posture of traditional enterprise systems in a highly regulated environment, focusing on identifying exploitable vulnerabilities, validating controls, and delivering clear, actionable remediation guidance to reduce enterprise risk.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in penetration testing or offensive security
2+ years of experience leading teams , mentoring staff, or acting in a technical lead / player‑coach capacity
Experience conducting penetration testing in highly regulated environments (e.g., financial services)
Proven ability to manage projects and drive execution of team‑level initiatives
Strong experience developing documentation, standards, and repeatable operational processes
Familiarity with industry frameworks such as OWASP and MITRE ATT&CK
Strong hands‑on experience in multiple of the following areas, with the ability to guide others: Application and API security testing Network and infrastructure penetration testing Identity and enterprise environments (Active Directory, endpoints, mobile devices) Operating systems (Windows, Linux/Unix) Databases and data platforms AI development

Nice To Haves

Experience with cloud, SaaS, and IaaS penetration testing and security assessments
Exposure to AI/ML systems and associated security risks (e.g., LLM misuse scenarios)
Experience building or maturing an internal penetration testing program
Relevant certifications (OSCP, GXPN, GPEN, GWAPT, or similar)

Responsibilities

Serve as the day‑to‑day leader for the penetration testing team, setting expectations for quality, consistency, and delivery
Act as a player‑coach by providing hands‑on technical guidance, mentorship, and real‑time support during engagements
Develop and manage the professional development plans, including technical growth and career progression for direct reports
Lead by example and mentor team members in the adoption of next generation penetration testing tactics, techniques, procedures, and tooling including strategies and tools for testing using AI in SaaS, and Hybrid environments.
Foster a high‑performance team culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Review team outputs to ensure high standards for technical accuracy, clarity, and risk articulation
Own and manage the team’s short‑ and medium‑term deliverables, ensuring engagements are completed on time and at a high standard
Coordinate resources and priorities across multiple concurrent testing efforts
Lead the operational adoption of AI and other automated solutions to expand the capabilities and scope of the penetration testing team raising the skill floor and expanding coverage to more systems and services
Act as an escalation point for complex testing issues and high‑risk findings
Provide technical oversight across application and infrastructure penetration testing engagements
Contribute to the design and architecture of next generation penetration testing solutions including integrating AI into penetration testing
Validate findings, severity ratings, and remediation guidance for consistency and accuracy
Ensure adherence to established methodologies, tools, and reporting standards
Continuously improve testing approaches, methodologies, and repeatable processes
Lead and drive internal projects such as deployment of new security testing tools and development of internal testing infrastructure
Design and optimize workflows to improve team efficiency and testing coverage
Apply project management discipline to plan, execute, and deliver team initiatives
Lead the integration of frontier models and agentic solutions into penetration testing procedures to enable sustainable testing at scale
Develop and maintain documentation that defines testing standards, methodologies, and operating procedures
Establish consistent processes for engagement execution, reporting, and quality assurance
Ensure alignment with internal policies, audit requirements, and regulatory expectations
Translate technical findings into clear, risk‑based insights for stakeholders
Partner with engineering, infrastructure, and security teams to improve overall security posture
Provide operational visibility and execution support to the Director