Senior Penetration Tester | London, UK

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services provider is seeking a Senior Penetration Tester in London to enhance cybersecurity posture by identifying risks and vulnerabilities. The role requires 3+ years of experience in conducting penetration tests and a strong foundation in security practices. You will engage with cross-functional teams to design assessments and evaluate controls while utilizing your expertise in various testing methodologies. Excellent communication skills are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in penetration testing of various applications and infrastructures.
• Foundational knowledge of risk management processes and incident response methodologies.
• Ability to identify systemic security issues and recommend enhancements.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute penetration tests and simulations.
• Evaluate controls for operational risk.
• Collaborate to develop comprehensive assessment reports.
• Stay informed about emerging threats and vulnerabilities.

Skills

Manual penetration tests

Cybersecurity knowledge

Communication skills

Collaboration

Tools

OWASP

NIST Cybersecurity Framework

AWS

Azure

GCP

Python

Java

Rust

Job description

Senior Penetration Tester

JPMorgan Chase & Co. London, United Kingdom

JPMorgan Chase & Co. London, United Kingdom

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

About Us

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. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

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