Application Penetration Tester (Assistant Vice President)

Citigroup Inc.; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A major global bank is seeking an AVP Application Penetration Tester in Singapore. This role involves conducting vulnerability assessments and ensuring the security of various applications. Candidates should have a Bachelor's Degree and a strong background in penetration testing, including expertise in ethical hacking and familiarity with security tools like Burp Suite. This position offers opportunities for professional development and requires strong technical writing skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in penetration testing.
• Experience with OWASP Top 10 and CWE/SANS Top 25.
• Ability to report vulnerability assessment results.

Responsibilities

• Conduct vulnerability assessments on various applications.
• Provide strategic solutions for security controls.
• Act as a subject matter expert in offensive information security.

Skills

Ethical hacking

Application security tools

Threat modeling

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Burp Suite

AppScan

Job description

Whether you’re at the start of your career or looking to discover your next adventure, your story begins here. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your skills and make a difference at one of the world’s most global banks. We’re fully committed to supporting your growth and development from the start with extensive on-the-job training and exposure to senior leaders, as well as more traditional learning. You’ll also have the chance to give back and make a positive impact where we live and work through volunteerism.

Shape Your Career with Citi

Citibank serves as a trusted advisor to our retail, mortgage, small business and wealth management clients at every stage of their financial journey. Through Citi's Access Account, Basic Banking, Citi Priority, Citigold and Citigold Private Client, we offer an array of products, services and digital capabilities to clients across the full spectrum of consumer banking needs worldwide.

We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as AVP Application Penetration Tester based in Singapore. Being part of our team means that we’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decision and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future. For instance:

If your background is penetration testing with expertise in application security such as: hands‑on ethical hacking using security tools (Burp Suite, AppScan and etc.), knowledge of OWASP Top 10, CWE/SANS Top 25, Threat Modeling, understanding application architecture, design and functionalities, then our application penetration testing team is the right place for you!

This team specializes in conducting vulnerability assessments on a variety of Citi applications (Web, Mobile, Thick Client, and APIs) by performing automated scan and manually identifying, researching, validating, and exploiting various known and unknown application security vulnerabilities. Core responsibilities include:

• Act as a subject matter expert in offensive information security performing grey and black box application reviews, programming, networking, operating systems, and databases.
• Drive remediation by outlining a defense‑in‑depth approach to business stakeholders and providing strategic solutions to developers on effective security controls and counter measures.
• Have strong technical writing and presentation skills to report and articulate the vulnerability assessment results to any audience.
• Contribute to the review of internal processes and activities and assist in identifying potential opportunities for improvement and automation.
• Must have or be willing to obtain Industry‑accredited security certifications such as: GIAC GWAPT, GPEN, OSCP, CISSP

An ideal candidate will have strong foundation on information security and experienced in application vulnerability assessment. However, irrespective of your current role, if you have a Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 2 years of experience and meet most of the above listed requirements, then don't miss this opportunity to join our growing team of expert ethical hackers.

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Job Family Group

Technology

Job Family

Information Security

Time Type

Full time

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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