Ethical Hacker / Penetration Tester

BT is one of Europe's leading providers of communications services, with over 21 million corporate and residential customers in the UK alone.  Principal activities include local, national and international telecommunications services, higher-value broadband and Internet products and services, as well as IT solutions.

 

BT Global Services is BT’s business communications division, providing a complete range of integrated communications and IT services to customers world-wide. Specialization is flexible and innovative services to fulfill customers' end-to-end communication needs with maximum clarity and control.  Focus is on multi-site organizations in Europe, US and Asia Pacific with substantial European operations.

 

Division: Security Solutions Group

Location: Anywhere in the US, preferably Mid-West or West Coast of the US

 

Travel: Variable (domestic)

Telecommuting / Work from home opportunity / Virtual office

 

Position:

Ethical Hacker / Penetration Tester

 

Job Description:

The Ethical Hacker / Penetration Tester will be working individually and in teams. This individual will be performing network and web application ethical hacking assessments on multi-protocol enterprise network and application systems.

Duties may include:

·  Requirements analysis and design

·  Scoping of testing activity

·  Vulnerability assessment

·  Tools/script testing

·  Troubleshooting

·  Physical security audits, logical security audits, logical protocol and traffic audits

·  Training of client staff

Engagement Management

·  Understanding of best-practice methodologies

Business Development

·  Opportunity Identification

·  Ability to articulate components of the BT security consulting offering as well as of the BT associated services

Specific Technical Skills

·  Desktop/Network Operating Systems: Windows, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, AIX, etc.

·  Specific proxying tools such as Paros, Burp, Spike, Achilles "fault injection"

·  Commercial tools like Watchfire's AppScan, SPI Dynamics' WebInspect, Kavado's Scando, Cenzic's Hailstorm, Application Security Inc.'s AppDetective, freeware tools like Whisker and Nikto; Web Servers like Apache, IIS mention of WebServices like XML, SOAP mention of web products like Siteminder, Entrust getaccess, RSA Cleartrust

·  Security Scanners:  Nessus, nmap, Retina, Appscan

·  Web application architecture

·  Management Systems

·  Physical/Data Link Layer

 

Job Requirements:

 

Consulting Skills

 

·  Independence: self-directed

·  Teamwork

·  Client Satisfaction: Takes responsibility for ultimate client project satisfaction

·  Company Representation

 

Technical Skills

 

·  Strong web application penetration testing experience is a requirement

·  Solid network penetration testing experience is a plus

·  Security background (penetration testing, C++, XML, and PERL programming knowledge)

·  Technical knowledge in network security products, cryptographic suites, firewalls a plus

·  Knowledge of computer forensics, network exploitation, ethical hacking, penetration testing and tool development

·  Experience in bypassing firewalls, evading intrusion detection are a nice-to-have

·  UNIX and Windows administration

·  Experience in application level attacks

·  Knowledge of the software development lifecycle in a large enterprise environment

 

Education and Certifications:

Bachelors Degree in Information Technology/Computer Science or 5 years IT experience

Any of the following certifications: CISSP, GIAC, CEH certifications

Benefits and Training

BT is an employee-oriented company that offers a collaborative environment for consultants to work in. BT offers training, both internally and externally to our consultants through Webinars, training classes, seminars, boot camps, online training, and assistance in gaining certifications.

Above & beyond your base salary are a full suite of medical, dental, vision, 401K matching, flex spending account; short/long term disability & life insurance; vacation and personal days.

 

Existing authorization to work in the United States is required.   BT is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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