Senior Penetration Tester

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services leader is seeking a Senior Associate to enhance cybersecurity through hands-on penetration testing. The role demands 3+ years of experience in manual testing across various applications and expertise in cybersecurity principles. The candidate will collaborate closely with teams, develop assessment reports, and contribute to evolving best practices. The position promotes diversity and inclusion within a top-tier organization.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in manual penetration testing across various applications.
• Knowledge of risk management processes and architectural requirements.
• Excellent report writing skills and ability to influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute penetration tests and simulations.
• Evaluate operational risk controls and opportunities for automation.
• Develop comprehensive assessment reports with findings and recommendations.

Skills

Manual penetration testing

Cybersecurity principles

Excellent communication

Collaboration

Tools

OWASP Top Ten

NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Offensive testing tools

Job description

Job Description

As an Assessments & Exercises Senior Associate in the Penetration Testing team, you will contribute significantly to enhancing the firm's cybersecurity or resiliency posture by using industry-standard assessment methodologies and techniques to proactively identify risks and vulnerabilities in people, processes, and technology. As part of the team, your primary responsibility will be performing hands-on penetration testing of some of JPMC's most critical applications, platforms, and the perimeter. You will work with application developers to not only understand root cause and mitigate vulnerabilities, but also to identify where vulnerabilities can be identified earlier in the SDLC.

Successful candidates are expected to demonstrate an eagerness to learn, the drive to excel, excellent technical knowledge of security concepts and proven expertise in penetration testing.

Job Responsibilities

• Design and execute testing and simulations - such as penetration tests and contribute to the development and refinement of assessment methodologies, tools, and frameworks to ensure alignment with the firm's strategy and compliance with regulatory requirements
• Evaluate controls for effectiveness and impact on operational risk, as well as opportunities to automate control evaluation
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to develop comprehensive assessment reports - including detailed findings, risk assessments, and remediation recommendations - making data-driven decisions that encourage continuous improvement
• Utilize threat intelligence and security research to stay informed about emerging threats, vulnerabilities, industry best practices, and regulations. Apply this knowledge to enhance the firm's assessment strategy and risk management. Engage with peers and industry groups that share threat intelligence analytics

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• 3+ years of experience in conducting manual penetration tests against a wide variety of applications and technologies including web, mobile and thick clients, internal and external facing infrastructures and cloud
• Foundational knowledge of cybersecurity organization practices, operations, risk management processes, principles, architectural requirements, engineering and threats and vulnerabilities, including incident response methodologies
• Ability to identify systemic security or resiliency issues as they relate to threats, vulnerabilities, or risks, with a focus on recommendations for enhancements or remediation, and proficiency in multiple security assessment methodologies (e.g., Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) Top Ten, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework), offensive testing tools, or resiliency testing equivalents
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and report writing skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders across various functions and levels

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Experience in testing Public cloud environments like AWS, Azure and GCP with proficiency in at least one platform
• Experience in reverse engineering standalone, thick client and mobile applications
• Proficiency in security concepts for both Windows and Unix-like Operating Systems
• Experience in source code review and/or building software with multiple programming languages (i.e. Python, Java, Rust, etc.)
• Certifications like CREST (CRT, CCT), OSCP, OSCE, GXPN, GRE

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.