Associate Consultant - Manchester, United Kingdom - Coalfire

Coalfire

Verified Company

Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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About Coalfire

Coalfire is on a mission to make the world a safer place by solving our clients' toughest cybersecurity challenges. We work at the cutting edge of technology to advise, assess, automate, and ultimately help companies navigate the everchanging cybersecurity landscape. We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado with offices across the U.S. and U.K., and we support clients around the world.
But that's not who we are that's just what we do.
We are thought leaders, consultants, and cybersecurity experts, but above all else, we are a team of passionate problemsolvers who are hungry to learn, grow, and make a difference.
We're looking for an Associate Consultant to support our UK based Threat and Vulnerability Management Pentesting Team.
Coalfire Threat and Vulnerability Management (TVM) is composed of highly specialized security testers and advisors with a passion for enhancing system security postures. Our team members actively participate in the information security community and have released toolsets, blog posts, and whitepapers. Our team members have presented at numerous industry conferences, including BlackHat, DefCon, ShmooCon, BlueHat, DerbyCon, 44CON, and numerous BSides, about offensive and defensive operations as well as the tools and capabilities we create and share. Come join an amazing technical security team who makes a difference in the information security industry and consistently pushes the limit of offensive and defensive security capabilities.

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Position Summary

What You'll Do:

Working independently and collaboratively with a team to both lead and support
Application Penetration Testing (Browserbased, API, Mobile, IoT)
Threat Modeling
Source Code Reviews
Advise clients on technical security or compliance activities
Manage priorities and tasks to achieve utilization targets
Operate with professionalism both internally and with clients
Ensure quality reports and services are delivered efficiently and on time
Continue to develop professional skills with relevant industry specific certifications or training. Maintains strong depth of knowledge in the practice area
Collaborate with project managers, quality management, sales and other delivery team members to drive customer satisfaction and meet project deliverables
Escalate client and projectrelated issues to management in a timely manner to inform and engage the necessary resources to address the issue
Contribute to thought leadership initiatives through blogs, conference speaking, and/or R&D functions

What You'll Bring:

Preferred: CREST Certified Infrastructure Tester or CREST Certified Web Application Tester
Required: CREST Registered Penetration Tester or CREST Registered Security Analyst (Penetration Testing)
Application penetration testing and assessment tradecraft and methodologies (including browserbased, API, thick client, and Mobile)
Strong working knowledge of at least two programming or scripting languages
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including technical writing of assessment reports, presentations, and operating procedures
Clientcentric consulting with high level of collaboration
Shows an aptitude for leadership both through practice maturation and by mentoring junior teammates.
Strong understanding of security principles, policies, and industry best practices
Strong understanding of various compliance frameworks (PCI DSS, FedRAMP, HIPAA, etc.)
Experience in a consulting/professional services role
Experience in Application Security and/or Software Development
Experience testing against one or more IT security compliance frameworks, such as PCI, FISMA, HIPAA, FEDRAMP, or HITRUST
Familiarity with Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual (OSSTMM), Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Software Assurance Maturity Model (SAMM), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publications, and PTES (Penetration Testing Execution Standard)
Ability to travel up to 10% (potentially & during normal circumstances)

Bonus Points:

Software development/engineering
Cloud Service penetration testing tradecraft and methodologies across multiple service providers (e.g. AWS, GCP, etc.).
Mobile platform penetration testing tradecraft and methodologies across both widelyused platforms (iOS and Android).
Network/hostbased penetration testing tradecraft and methodologies.
Cloud Service penetration testing specifically against AWS and GCP services
Red/Purple team operations

Why You'll Want to Join Us
At Coalfire, you'll find the support you need to thrive personally and professionally.

In many cases, we provide a flexible work model that empowers you to choose when and where you'll work most effectively - whether you're at home or an office.