
Pen Tester
3 days ago
Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines
Check Point Software
Full time
OverviewPen Tester role at Check Point Software. Join a global team of experienced white hackers, working with both Check Point and non-Check Point customers worldwide, on every industry vertical, collaborating with Check Point research and IRT teams, exposing you to the most interesting cutting-edge cyber threats out there.
Key Responsibilities
- Penetration testing (ethical hacking) of applications and network environments.
- Author testing plans and penetration test reports.
- Passion for white-hat hacking and cyber security.
- Out-of-the-box thinking approach.
- Perform reconnaissance and network surveys to map targets.
- Research tools and security exploits, blogging about new security finds.
- Gain proficiency in the following:
- Web applications and services.
- Firewall, IPsec and SSL VPNs, IDS/IPS, WLANs.
- Database functions, interactions, and communications.
- Commercial and open source security tools (e.g., Nessus, Nmap, Netcat, Metasploit, Burp Suite, Bloodhound, Empire, Wireshark, hypervisors, run-live distros, etc.).
- Scripting (Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, Bash) and application development.
- Web applications and services.
- Keep up-to-date with tools, countermeasures, threats, and technologies.
- Share knowledge and mentor new team members and peers.
- Develop and refine tools, templates, and methodologies.
- Interpret vulnerabilities, identify weaknesses, exploit them, and escalate your access.
- Assist with malware analysis and breach investigations.
- Ability to ask questions and gain further knowledge of problems that may arise during engagements.
Qualifications
- Ethical hacking practices and procedures.
- Proven experience in web application penetration testing according to OWASP methodology.
- Usage of offensive tools such as Fiddler, Burp Suite and SQLmap.
- Experience managing networks and systems for both Windows and Unix platforms.
- Know general information security principles.
- Coding and scripting experience required (Python and Bash).
- Experience exploiting security holes and fixing them (on your own systems and/or capture the flag and similar environments).
- Ability to communicate with C-level, technical, and non-technical audiences.
- Remains calm under pressure, relates in a professional manner with colleagues throughout the organization at all times.
- Penetration testing operational technologies (OT) – Advantage.
- OSCP / OSWE certifications – Advantage.
- Red team capability - Advantage.