Security Testing SSE - Applabs Hyd

Company : applabs

location : Hyderabad

Website :www.applabs.com

Role	Senior Security Testing Engineer
Qualifications	Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Math
Min. Experience	Minimum 4 years experience in testing web applications/security solutions/network infrastructure devices /packaged applications with at least 1 year experience in programming/scripting. Must be able to perform security tests manually.
Position Description	Plan, design and execute web application penetration tests, network penetration tests and perform secure code review
Technical Skills
General Description	Proficient in at least in one or more of the following categories Operating systems (Windows,Unix,Linux) Databases (Oracle,MySQL) App/web servers (IIS,Apache,Websphere,MS SharePoint) Programming languages (C, C++, C#, .NET, Java) Scripting (PERL/Python/Java) Security testing tools (Acunetix,Nmap,Nessus) OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities Network Security (routers,firewalls,switches,IDS/IPS)
Test engineering	Proficient in security testing techniques Vulnerability analysis techniques Basic knowledge on security testing metrics Ability to understand and follow test plan
Test case authoring	Ability to author security test cases using standard testing techniques with no assistance Self review of authored test cases
Test case execution	Ability to prioritize test case execution Capability to find vulnerabilities through exploratory testing Comfortable in using tools like Nessus, Nmap, Backtrack, Acunetix Nikto, Qualys etc., Passion/interest in researching vulnerabilities and exploits
Defect logging	Logging vulnerabilities with minimal help and with very high accuracy (following templates, guide-lines, work instructions etc.) Comfortable with vulnerability tracking tools Root-cause analysis of vulnerabilities Commenting about security posture of the application under test through factual information
Test automation	Basic principles of test automation Basic scripting skills at least in one (Shell, Perl, Python)
Behavioral Skills
Communication Skills	·          Good oral/written English communication skills. ·         Can effectively write emails and handle documentation without supervision. ·         Able to write structured and persuasive documents/reports that are shared with customers.
Teamwork	·          Works well with others and contributes to the team goals effectively. ·          Willingness to help others, showing understanding of their work.
Dependability	·          Honors organizational needs and is flexile. ·          Shows interest, enthusiasm and commitment at the given task.