[6483] Security Testing Specialist

Start date: Negotiable
EU Nationals Only
Location: Strasbourg, France 2-3 days Onsite

Tasks:
• Define security configuration and operations standards for security systems and applications, including policy assessment and compliance tools, network security appliances and hostbased security systems;
• Develop and validate baseline security configurations for operating systems, applications and networking and telecommunications equipment;
• Perform internal and external technical control and vulnerability assessments to identify control weaknesses and assess the effectiveness of existing controls and recommend remedial action;
• Perform source code reviews;
• Perform network and application penetration testing (Black box, Grey box and White box);
• Define detailed security architecture;
• Perform technical security audits and ethical hacking;
• Perform log analysis and security monitoring;
• Perform IT infrastructure/ Application Security configuration reviews;
• Design and implement technical security mechanisms and technologies;
• Design and develop technical security standards and procedures;
• Configuration and maintenance of identity and access management solutions e.g. Delinea Secret Server • Performing digital forensics and incident response actions; and reviewing security documentation

Mandatory Requirements:
• Minimum 4 years of relevant education (master or equivalent) after the secondary school.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant professional experience in IT Security.
• Experience with:
o Security best practice guidelines (ISO 27001, NIST, SANS Top 20 OWASP, etc.);
o Good practice in the secure configuration of servers, network devices and applications;
o Networking protocols and application communications;
o Network analysis tools;
o Securing Unix and Windows operating systems;
o Securing middleware and applications;
o Network penetration testing;
o Web application penetration testing;
o Vulnerability assessments;
o Forensic image collection and analysis;
o Manage/deploy the following security technologies: Firewalls; IDS/IPS - Intrusion detection/Prevention Systems, SIEM – Security information and event management; IAM – Identity and access management; APT – Advanced Persistent threat detection; DLP – Data loss prevention; VA – Vulnerability Analysis and mitigation; PKI – Public key infrastructure; Virtual environments; Endpoint security; Mobile security; Communications and data encryption ; Remote access methods; Backup and disaster recovery methodologies; Patch management technologies and processes; Wireless protocols and services;
o Open Web Application Security Protocol (OWASP) and secure software development standards;
o Perform security code reviews;
o Security monitoring, threat detection and incident response;
o Proactively and iteratively search through networks and applications to detect and isolate advanced threats that evade existing security solutions (Cyber threat hunting);
o Security operations engineering (e.g. implementation of defensive measures, threat intelligence production);
o Linux administration, TCP/IP, Network Security;
o Security configuration reviews of IT Infrastructure and security devices, OS, Databases etc.