Pentester applications - JW-US - United States

Jefferson Wells is looking for Application Penetration Testers.
This position involves performing security vulnerability assessment and penetration testing services for various client environments, including conventional and cloud infrastructures. Engagements may involve a single or mixture of environments, including network, system, wireless, or mobile and applications that are web-based, server-based mobile or Cloud-based. Additionally, engagements may involve various types of social engineering such as physical, phishing, vishing, etc.
The successful candidate will be able to work effectively in both individual or team environments, and must be a self-starter, who is able to contribute to the overall success of the client delivery team.

Typical Duties:
• Conduct formal vulnerability assessments and penetration tests of networks, systems, web-based applications, and other types of information systems on a regular basis.
• Execute assigned vulnerability assessments and penetration tests independently and complete directives in a thorough and timely fashion
• Perform testing using defined methodologies and a combination of automated and manual tools
• Demonstrate critical thinking and creative analysis techniques in executing tests and distilling test results, eliminating false positives and providing actionable recommendations for mitigation
• Create and deliver reports that effectively capture, explain and communicate the results of assessments and tests to varying technical and business audiences
• Perform tests as an individual or as part of a testing team
Basic Qualifications:
• 5+ years’ recent demonstrable experience in positions with primary responsibilities that include vulnerability assessment and penetration testing of a variety of target environments (e.g., pen tester, red team tester, vulnerability assessor)
• 5+ years’ experience with vulnerability assessment and penetration testing tools (e.g., Nessus, Nexpose, Metasploit, nmap, BurpSuite, Kismet, Ni