Cyber Security - Penetration Tester

The role is part of the Cyber Security function, the candidate will be responsible for measuring the effectiveness of Security strategy against a potential attack by supporting and performing activities such as Red Team Assessments and Penetration Testing.

Main responsabilities:

• Personally conduct Penetration Testing for the certification of new architectures and initiatives
• Manage Red / Purple Teaming activities carried out by external suppliers.
• Validate the security test reports and deliverables.
• Create and periodically update guidelines for secure development, infrastructure and application hardening.
• Define cyber security solutions or tools to support the activities related to security assurance (e.g. software life cycle, security test).
• Develop metrics and dashboard to measure capabilities and performance of the structure.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree in computer science or Telecommunication Engineering (or equivalent education)
• At least 3 years of professional experience in vulnerability assessment and penetration testing
• Good understanding of the end-to-end Vulnerability Management process and related industry standards, such as CVE, CPE, CVSS
• Knowledge of the main security / vulnerability scanning systems (e.g. Rapid 7, Qualys) and consolidated skills in the interpretation / analysis of the results of these tools
• Experience in the use of data analysis tools and statistical skills
• Knowledge of OWASP and OSSTMM assessment methodologies
• Experience in carrying out technical assessments and audits of networks, operating systems, databases, and applications.
• Excellent knowledge of the application development life cycle and secure development methodologies
• Good understanding of Cloud services and architectures
• Excellent knowledge of the English language as it will be necessary to collaborate with the other countries in which Sky operates.

Soft skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to interact with other department, supplier and stakeholders constructively and proactively, respecting needs of each role.
• Flexibility and autonomy in performing assigned tasks.
• Proactive and with a strong goal orientation

More information:

• The work location will be Milan and the possibility of smart working will be provided.
• Business travels are rare and usually not of long duration.