About the position
Exciting Opportunity: Security Analyst Penetration Testing & Red Teaming Specialist
Location: Gauteng, Hybrid Role
Are you a cybersecurity enthusiast with a passion for Penetration Testing, Red Teaming, and Research & Development?
This is your chance to make a real impact by joining a forward-thinking security team that thrives on challenging and dynamic projects. We are looking for a talented Security Analyst who is ready to take on a variety of security assessments and grow their career in a high-energy, cutting-edge environment.
Your mission:
Penetration Testing:
- Collaborate within a team of experts to conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration tests across a wide range of technologies.
- Assess network, application (web and thick client), mobile, wireless, social engineering, and physical security, using both automated and manual techniques.
- Engage with clients professionally to deliver insights and constructive feedback, ensuring their security needs are met.
- Dive deep into security topics like network, database, and application security, developing your expertise along the way.
- Leverage your skills with penetration testing tools to uncover vulnerabilities and improve security measures.
Red Teaming:
- Become part of an elite Red Team, focusing on reconnaissance using open-source intelligence (OSINT) to gather actionable data.
- Take the lead in compromising systems by identifying vulnerabilities in people, processes, and technology.
- Develop and deploy command-and-control servers and custom payloads, establishing persistence within target environments.
- Evolve your craft by creating new tools, techniques, and procedures to avoid detection by defenders.
- Work on escalation, maintaining long-term access to compromised networks and exfiltrating critical data.
Research and Development:
- Stay ahead of the curve by researching and identifying new vulnerabilities, focusing on high-profile products and systems.
- Understand and analyze the latest tactics used by threat actors to craft innovative security strategies.
- Develop and refine attack methodologies that will be used to strengthen future defensive efforts.
Requirements
- Experience: 2-5 years of hands-on Penetration Testing, including a strong background in network, mobile, web, and wireless security assessments.
- Strong understanding of common vulnerability assessment and penetration testing tools.
- Ability to think critically and creatively to solve complex security challenges.
- Strong communication skills for both internal collaboration and client-facing interactions.
- Passion for continuous learning and staying updated on the latest in cybersecurity.
Desired Skills:
- red teaming
- penetration testing
- ethical hacker
- cybersecurity
- OSINT
