Penetration Tester, AVP

Barclays; Whippany (NJ); Hybrid; USD 168,500 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays Services Corp. in Whippany, NJ invites applications for a Penetration Tester, AVP. The role requires leading and performing complex penetration tests across web, mobile, infrastructure, and cloud environments.

You will collaborate with global and local teams to deliver security assurance services, analyze findings, and present remediation guidance to developers and stakeholders. A hybrid work arrangement is available in line with company policy.

Qualifications

• Identify vulnerabilities in IT systems using penetration testing.
• Develop and execute assessments and threat models.
• Communicate findings and remediation guidance to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Scope and execute penetration tests across web, mobile, infra, and cloud.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders for high-quality tests.
• Analyze security issues and provide remediation options.
• Prepare reports highlighting vulnerabilities for clients.

Skills

Penetration testing

Code review

Threat modeling

Security reporting

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

What will you be doing? Barclays Services Corp. seeks Penetration Tester, AVP (multiple positions) in Whippany, NJ:

• Scope and execute penetration tests and code review against a variety of technologies including web application, mobile, infrastructure, and cloud.
• Work collaboratively with a variety of internal stakeholders to deliver high quality penetration tests.
• Collaborate with global team and external entities to deliver Security Assurance Services.
• Analyse and review security issues identified.
• Supplement automated assessment techniques with manual security assessment approaches.
• Communicate security issues identified and mitigation/remediation options to development community.
• Research new and emerging threats, counter controls and technologies affecting various platforms.
• Build upon the existing service request model, processes and supporting technologies.
• Provide reports which highlight and clearly articulate vulnerabilities and weaknesses to clients in terms they understand.
• Contribute both on an individual assessment basis as well as a global strategic basis to raise the security posture across the organisation.
• Work within virtual teams of security and technical specialists to ensure quality delivery of leading security assurance services to our internal clients.
• Innovate towards the goal of establishing novel security assurance services and the enhancement of existing services.
• May telecommute pursuant to company policies. [Hybrid role]

Minimum Salary: $168,500.00 per year

Maximum Salary: $170,000.00 per year

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above includes only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Barclays employees are eligible for a suite of a competitive and generous employee benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), life insurance, and other paid leave for qualifying circumstances.

This position is eligible for an incentive award.

Purpose of the role

To identify potential vulnerabilities within the banks IT systems using penetration testing tools and techniques to ensure security of computer systems, applications, servers, and networks.

Accountabilities

• Development and execution of assessments, audits, and threat models to identify vulnerabilities within the banks systems, applications and servers using penetration tools and techniques, and communicate key findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Collaboration with stakeholders and IT teams to identify emerging cyber-attack techniques, tools and technologies and to support the development of penetration testing methodologies.
• Development and maintenance of comprehensive documents and reports for senior stakeholders on penetration test findings, and remediation guidance.
• Collaboration with stakeholders to understand their security requirements and controls in business processes, application/services, to enhance overall security posture and assurance.
• Identification of emerging vulnerabilities, exploit codes and cyber-attacks to develop testing methodologies and assurance activities.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.