Penetration Tester

2 weeks ago

Makati National Capital Region, 00, Philippines Nityo Infotech Philippines Full-time
🕒 Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–6:00 PM 🚀 Deployment: ASAP — URGENT REQUIREMENT Job Summary We are looking for an experienced Penetration Tester (Pentester) with at least 3 years of hands-on experience in penetration testing and vulnerability assessment. The ideal candidate is a certified penetration testing professional with strong knowledge and hands-on experience in web applications, APIs, networks, and security testing methodologies. Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field
- Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in penetration testing
- Certified Penetration Tester — REQUIRED
- Strong understanding of penetration testing concepts, methodologies, and security assessment processes
- Hands-on experience with web application penetration testing
- Experience with API security testing and vulnerability assessment
- Knowledge of network and infrastructure penetration testing
- Strong understanding of common vulnerabilities, including OWASP Top 10
- Experience using penetration testing and vulnerability assessment tools
- Ability to manually validate and exploit vulnerabilities rather than relying solely on automated scanners
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to prepare professional and technically accurate penetration testing reports Preferred Technical Skills Experience with some of the following:
- Burp Suite
- Kali Linux
- Nmap
- Metasploit
- OWASP ZAP
- Nessus / OpenVAS
- Postman or similar API testing tools
- Wireshark
- SQL Injection testing
- Cross-Site Scripting ( XSS )
- Authentication and authorization testing
- Session management testing
- API security testing
- Network security testing
- Linux and Windows environments
- Basic scripting/programming using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar Preferred Certifications At least one recognized penetration testing/security certification is REQUIRED , such as:
- OSCP — Offensive Security Certified Professional
- eJPT — eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester
- PNPT — Practical Network Penetration Tester
- CEH — Certified Ethical Hacker
- CompTIA PenTest+
- Other recognized penetration testing or offensive security certifications