PenTester / Ethical Hacker - Exciting Job Opportunity (Downtown Chicago)
Location: Chicago
Posted on: October 19, 2024
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Job Description:
Modis is currently seeking a talented Penetration
Tester / Ethical Hacker for an exciting job opportunity with
our nationwide insurance client, located in the heart of Downtown
Chicago.
This PenTester will be reporting to the Director of Security and
will be an integral member of a small security team handling all
facets of security with the organization’s custom home-grown
applications.
This opportunity is available on a contract to hire basis.
The target start date will be in January 2015.
The day to day responsibilities for this Penetration Tester/
Ethical Hacker will include:
- Working closely with the development teams to provide analysis
and recommendations for security concerns during each stage of the
software development lifecycle
- Working on both intranet and external internet websites to
conduct security assessments and identify / test issues.
- Using a variety of penetration testing such as Metasploit,
WebInspect, or AppScan to conduct a thorough analysis of web
applications.
- Conducting web application vulnerability testing using XSSF or
similar cross-site scripting frameworks.
- Making targeted recommendations to the security team to enhance
and improve the security of internal/ external websites.
- Participating in evaluating and testing emerging security
technologies and frameworks in order to keep this team at the
forefront of cutting-edge technologies
- Participating in peripheral security responsibilities, including
vulnerability scanning and analysis, and implementing security
controls.
REQUIRED SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS
- Preferred Bachelor’s Degree in an IT Related field (minimum
Associates Degree required)
- CISSP Certification is highly preferred and will be given
priority.
- CEH Certification preferred
- 3-5 years experience as a Web Application Penetration Tester
- Strong hands-on skills in PenTesting tools such as MetaSploit,
WebInspect, AppScan
- Some knowledge/ experience with XSS/XSSF framework
If you are interested in this or other Cyber Security / Penetration
Testing jobs available through Modis, please respond today with
your MS Word resume and contact information, or simply visit
www.modis.com to view and apply for any number of the contract and
full time jobs Modis has available across Chicagoland!
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