Security Tester Proficient

Softtek; Estado de México; Presencial; MXN 420.000 - 640.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Softtek is a global provider of process-driven IT solutions with multiple delivery centers and offices worldwide. The company offers career opportunities in security testing and assurance across REST and GraphQL APIs, focusing on authentication, authorization, and secure data handling.

We are seeking a Security Testing Specialist to validate security controls in connectors and platform integrations, perform vulnerability assessments, and produce remediation recommendations in a collaborative

Formación

• 2–4 years of API security testing experience.
• REST and GraphQL testing experience.
• Familiarity with authentication and authorization testing.
• Proficient in Python for test automation.
• Ability to analyze logs and create tests and reports.
• Experience validating TLS/HTTP security configurations.

Responsabilidades

• Validate security controls implemented in connectors and platform integrations.
• Verify authentication and authorization mechanisms across APIs and services.
• Execute security-focused testing against REST and GraphQL APIs.
• Assess transport security configurations (TLS, certificates, encryption settings).
• Validate secure handling of credentials, secrets, and tokens.
• Review application logs to verify credential masking and secure error handling.
• Execute vulnerability assessments against integration components and exposed services.
• Collaborate with developers to analyze and remediate security findings.
• Validate compliance with security requirements defined by customer specifications.
• Produce technical security reports and remediation recommendations.
• Support final solution security sign-off activities.

Conocimientos

API Security Testing

Authentication testing

TLS fundamentals

Python scripting

Web services security

Log analysis

Technical reporting

Descripción del empleo

Founded in 1982, Softtek is a global provider of process-driven IT solutions with 30 offices in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. With 15 Global Delivery Centers in the U.S., Mexico, China, Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, Spain, Hungary and India. Softtek helps improve and produce predictable outcomes for top-tier corporations in over 20 countries. Softtek is the creator and a leader of the nearshore industry.

For more information on what we do, who we are, and career opportunities, visit www.softtek.com

Requirements

• 2-4 yoe API Security Testing (REST and GraphQL).
• Authentication and Authorization testing.
• HTTP/HTTPS and TLS fundamentals.
• Python scripting for test automation and validation.
• Security assessment of web services and APIs.
• Vulnerability validation and risk assessment.
• Log analysis and troubleshooting.
• Creation of test evidence and technical reports.

Responsibilities

• Validate security controls implemented in connectors and platform integrations.
• Verify authentication and authorization mechanisms across APIs and services.
• Execute security-focused testing against REST and GraphQL APIs.
• Assess transport security configurations (TLS, certificates, encryption settings).
• Validate secure handling of credentials, secrets, and tokens.
• Review application logs to verify credential masking and secure error handling.
• Execute vulnerability assessments against integration components and exposed services.
• Collaborate with developers to analyze and remediate security findings.
• Validate compliance with security requirements defined by customer specifications.
• Produce technical security reports and remediation recommendations.
• Support final solution security sign-off activities.