The IT Security Consultant will be responsible for formulating security test strategies, designing security test plans and test cases, and executing security tests to validate the application is secured according to defined security policy.
Job Responsibilities
- Conducts penetration tests against internal and external applications
- Executes automated and manual security tests according to test strategy
- Finds ways to enhance the security testing framework and looks for ways to improve it
- Provides feedback to project teams and other internal and external customers on the production readiness of software as it relates to security
- Reviews security requirements of applications and project documentation and asks follow-up questions as needed to gain a full understanding of requirements and applications
- Integrate security testing into the process
- Performs code reviews of application source code
- Develops standards for secure software coding
- Defines and develops security test strategies for small-medium projects; provides input for large projects/programs
- Develops security test plans and test cases and ensures coverage of requirements and application functionality
- Assist teams if they do not understand the issue or how to fix
Role Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
- Experience in a technology role
- Experience in a cyber security role
- Conducting penetration tests or ethical hacking
- Developing code and or using a scripting language
- High level of knowledge and abilities in application security field
- Able to establish test plans and design effective security test cases
- Good verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Experience leading small work teams
- Web development experience
Primary Location: Sofia, Bulgaria