Senior ICT Security Testing Specialist (Freelance)
Strasbourg, France | Mainly on-site
About the role
Our client is looking for a Senior ICT Security Testing Specialist to join them in Strasbourg on a 12-month freelance engagement. You will define and enforce security standards across systems and applications, run hands-on testing and audits, and support security monitoring and incident response.
Key responsibilities
- Define security configuration and operations standards for security systems, applications, network appliances and host-based security
- Develop and validate baseline security configurations for operating systems, applications and network/telecom equipment
- Perform internal and external vulnerability and technical control assessments, and recommend remediation
- Carry out network and application penetration testing (black, grey and white box) and ethical hacking
- Perform source code reviews and IT infrastructure/application security configuration reviews
- Define detailed security architecture, and design and implement technical security mechanisms, standards and procedures
- Perform log analysis, security monitoring and threat hunting
- Configure and maintain IAM solutions (e.g. Delinea Secret Server)
- Support digital forensics and incident response, and review security documentation
Requirements
- Master's degree or equivalent (minimum 4 years of higher education)
- 6+ years of professional experience in IT Security
- Advanced knowledge of ISO 27001, NIST, SANS Top 20 and OWASP
- Network and web application penetration testing, and vulnerability assessments
- Securing Unix/Linux and Windows systems, middleware and applications
- Strong grasp of TCP/IP, networking protocols and network analysis tools
- Forensic image collection and analysis
- Hands-on experience with:
- Firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM and IAM
- APT detection, DLP and PKI
- Endpoint and mobile security
- Encryption and remote access
- Patch management, and backup/disaster recovery
- Virtual environments and wireless security
- One or more of: CISSP-ISSAP, CISM, CISA, OSCP, OSCE, GPEN, CEH, CCNA, CCNP
Additional information
- EU nationality required due to confidential information access