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Bitdefender is a cybersecurity leader delivering best-in-class threat prevention, detection, and response solutions worldwide. Guardian over millions of consumer, enterprise, and government environments, Bitdefender is one of the industry’s most trusted experts for eliminating threats, protecting privacy, digital identity and data, and enabling cyber resilience. With deep investments in research and development, Bitdefender Labs discovers hundreds of new threats each minute and validates billions of threat queries daily. The company has pioneered breakthrough innovations in antimalware, IoT security, behavioral analytics, and artificial intelligence and its technology is licensed by more than 180 of the world’s most recognized technology brands. Founded in 2001, Bitdefender has customers in 170+ countries with offices around the world. For more information, visit https://www.bitdefender.com
About Us Bitdefender is a leading cybersecurity firm dedicated to providing cutting-edge solutions to our clients. We support customers with a wide variety of technology and services which include our offensive security service offering, helping organizations identify and mitigate potential cyber threats through advanced testing and simulation techniques.
Job Description We are seeking a skilled and passionate Cybersecurity Consultant focused on Penetration Testing to join us within Bitdefender's Cyber Security Services (Offensive Security) team. In this role, you will play a key role in enhancing our clients’ cyber security posture by performing technical cyber assessments. You will work in close partnership with the team to perform penetration testing against our clients’ digital assets and infrastructure to enhance their security posture. As an Offensive Security team member, you will be responsible for performing web and mobile application penetration testing, network penetration testing, source code reviews and red team assessments. You will also be involved in conducting social engineering exercises. The ideal candidate should thrive in a fast-paced setting, be able to adapt quickly to changing security needs, and contribute to a wide range of Cyber Security projects.
Requirements - Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information security or equivalent - Minimum of 2 year of experience in penetration testing or vulnerability assessments in a professional setting - Knowledge of security controls, penetration testing, networks and operating systems - Cybersecurity certifications: Minimally possess OSCP or CREST CRT. Other cybersecurity certifications would be an added advantage - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think creatively and work independently - Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with a willingness to go above and beyond in response to changing priorities and challenges - Collaborative mindset, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and contribute to a positive work environment - Strong communication, writing and interpersonal skills - Willingness to travel overseas on projects as the need arises - Flexible approach to delivery, including the ability to support extended hours
Why Bitdefender We value technical competency (and development) in our consultants and the quality of work we deliver to our clients. There is an annual training budget allocated for each consultant for cybersecurity related courses/certifications. Dedicated research time to ensure you stay on the top of your game. Opportunities to learn and perform a variety of security assessments beyond penetration testing and red teaming/adversary simulations such as; cloud security assessments, blockchain security and IoT testing. Opportunities to collaborate with defensive disciplines such as threat hunting are also available. We have an awesome delivery team that will help minimize distractions and allow you, our consultant, to focus your efforts on the assessment.
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