Application Penetration Tester II

Vaco
$130,000.00 - $160,000.00 / yr
United States, Florida, Jacksonville
May 02, 2025
Application Penetration Tester II Full time Onsite - Washington DC No sponsorship Job Overview: We are looking for an Application Penetration Tester II with 3+ years of experience, strong communication skills, creativity, innovation, and the ability to manage and resolve complex issues within a dispersed organization. As an Application Security Penetration Tester II, you will leverage your expertise in application security, utilizing SAST/DAST/SCA tooling to perform comprehensive technical testing. The technical testing will range from source code review to adversarial tradecraft mapping to test and validate security controls of web and mobile applications. Application Penetration Testers are expected and supported to continuously improve their tradecraft and expertise through research, professional development, and experience. Primary Responsibilities: Conduct technical testing of web and mobile applications including but not limited to penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, social engineering, and validating security controls. Perform in-depth source code reviews, providing security consulting on findings Implement static and dynamic security testing techniques Leverage automated security testing and monitoring such as integrating CI/CD pipelines Validate security controls around web resources and mobile applications and their backend web services Triage, publish, and communicate findings and recommendations to client stakeholders Develop comprehensive and accurate reports and presentations for varied stakeholders Utilize adversarial tradecraft and cyber threat intelligence to design, emulate, and execute assessments Perform innovative research and promote an environment of innovation and knowledge sharing Design and propose new penetration assessments based on prior findings and understanding of client infrastructure Develop/modify custom tooling or processes to solve or improve identified assessment or program needs Other program operational or project initiatives to be assigned Minimum Qualifications: 3+ years of experience performing application penetration tests or equivalent experience (i.e. 5+ years designing web or mobile applications, with less than 3 years of experience in penetration testing, red team emulation, or purple team operations) Comprehensive background in application, network, and system security Experience with Windows and Nix systems Experience with reading, writing, and editing code written in various programming languages, such as Perl, Python, Ruby, Bash, C/C++, C#, and Java Experience with security test tooling such as Burp Suite Pro, including identification and use of relevant plugins and extensions Proficiency in DAST/SAST/SCA tools like Black Duck, Coverity, Datadog, Chechmarx, Fortify Static Code Analyzer, OWASP ZAP, Acunetix, NetSparker, VeraCode, Plextrac, and Burp Suite. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with conducting reverse engineering on mobile applications, including applications with anti-emulator and obfuscation protections Experience with Docker and Kubernetes security Experience or familiarity with cloud security practices or penetration tests (AWS, Azure, Oracle) Holds at least one industry standard certification such as GWAPT, OSCP, GCIH, GPEN, GXPN, CRTE, CRTP, CEPT, GCPN, eWPT, CASE, GSSP-Java, and GSSP-.NET Active contributions to the security community such as research, public CVEs, bug-bounty recognitions, open-source projects, blogs, publications, conferences, etc. Experience with IOS and Android operating systems Experience with securing and testing API vulnerabilities Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. EEO Notice Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law. Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. 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