Senior Security Engineer

This HireStrategy client is looking for aptitude along with experience.  They need to have the ability to work effectively within the team and learn quickly as well as being able to independently create and deliver professional client deliverables. 

Candidate will be responsible for:

• Performing various security assessments educating the client on the inherent risks, and providing realistic hardening and mitigation strategies.
• Tasks may include network and application penetration tests, physical security assessments, logical security audits, and hands-on technical security evaluations and implementations. 
• Additionally, this person would be expected to develop subject matter expertise or focused capabilities in the topics of database security, wireless security, or application and development security.

Position-specific Required Skills:

• 3 plus years of experience in information security with specific application penetration testing experience
• Bachelor’s degree (Computer Science, Engineering or Systems Engineering a strong plus)
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP
• In depth familiarity with either Windows or Unix operating system
• Familiarity with web proxy tools such as Paros or Burp
• Experience looking for security issues such as Cross Site Scripting, SQL Injection, Cookie Manipulation, Buffer Overflows, etc
• Scripting in UNIX shell, PERL, or Python
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• CISSP, GIAC, CEH, or CCNA certifications
• Self motivated and able to work in an independent manner
• Able to pass a background check