Senior Consultant, Application Security

Coalfire; United States; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Flexible time off

Training reimbursement

Digital mental health support

Comprehensive insurance options

Job summary

A cybersecurity consulting firm is seeking a Senior Consultant to lead engagements focused on client application security. The role involves performing penetration testing, mentoring teammates, and delivering high-quality reports to help clients improve their security posture. Candidates should have extensive experience in application security, strong consulting skills, and proficiency in various security methodologies. A flexible work model and competitive benefits are offered for personal and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a consulting/professional services role.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Application Security and/or Software Development.
• Expert proficiency in Web Application Penetration Testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead engagements assessing client application security.
• Perform penetration testing on applications using different perspectives.
• Deliver quality reports and services efficiently.

Skills

Application penetration testing

Strong working knowledge of programming languages

Security principles

Consulting skills

Technical report writing

Job description

Coalfire is on a mission to make the world a safer place by solving our clients’ hardest cybersecurity challenges. We work at the cutting edge of technology to advise, assess, automate, and ultimately help companies navigate the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. We are headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with offices across the U.S. and U.K., and we support clients around the world.

But that’s not who we are – that’s just what we do.

We are thought leaders, consultants, and cybersecurity experts, but above all else, we are a team of passionate problem-solvers who are hungry to learn, grow, and make a difference.

Position Summary

The Senior Consultant works closely with Project Managers, Delivery Directors, and other Delivery team members to lead engagements, assessing the security of various types of client applications and supporting infrastructure against security best practices. The Senior Consultant is a technical leader with broad and deep technical skills, meeting the objectives of their engagements, collaborating with clients, mentoring teammates, and providing subject matter expertise across one or more technical domains. The Senior Consultant is a trusted advisor to clients, and through objective testing and results reporting, supports the client in making well-informed, risk-based decisions to improve overall security posture.

What You’ll Do

• Working independently and collaboratively with a team to both lead and support
• Perform penetration testing on applications with complex technology stacks from both a: Unauthenticated perspective and Authenticated perspective
• Dynamically flex your skills when assessing emerging or custom technologies
• Lead complex engagements to provide a technical consistency approach across multiple tests
• Contextualize vulnerabilities and assess realistic impact to a client accounting for mitigating and aggravating factors
• Manage priorities and tasks to achieve utilization targets
• Operate with professionalism both internally and with clients
• Ensure quality reports and services are delivered efficiently and on time
• Support sales and business growth by scoping out potential opportunities
• Maintains strong depth of knowledge in the practice area
• Collaborate with project managers, quality management, sales and other delivery team members to drive customer satisfaction and meet project deliverables

What You’ll Bring

• Application penetration testing and assessment tradecraft and methodologies (including browser-based, API)
• Strong working knowledge of at least two programming or scripting languages
• Strong understanding of security principles and industry best practices
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a consulting/professional services role
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Application Security and/or Software Development

• Excellent consulting skills including:
• Time management, performing adjacent tasks while ensuring on-time delivery, escalating issues as needed
• Verbal communication, leading client calls for project kickoffs and debrief
• Written communication
• Report writing, for both executive audiences and technical staff
• Expert proficiency in Web Application Penetration Testing

• Excellent overall technical skills, with strong expertise in at least one of the following:
• Mobile Application Penetration Testing
• Thick Application Penetration Testing
• Hardware Penetration Testing
• Secure Code Review
• Container Penetration Testing
• Cloud Penetration Testing
• Network Active Directory Penetration Testing
• AI Penetration Testing

Bonus Points

• AWAE, OSCP, OSCE, OSEE offensive security certifications
• Significant development and engineering backgrounds
• Cloud Service penetration testing tradecraft and methodologies across multiple service providers (e.g. AWS, GCP, etc.)
• Mobile platform and application penetration testing tradecraft and methodologies across both iOS and Android
• Red/Purple Team tradecraft and methodologies
• Social engineering in all its forms
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS Certified Security, AWS Certified Advanced Networking, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
• Network, Database, System administration experience and certifications

Why You’ll Want to Join Us

At Coalfire, you’ll find the support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In many cases, we provide a flexible work model that empowers you to choose when and where you’ll work most effectively – whether you’re at home or an office.

Regardless of location, you’ll experience a company that prioritizes connection and wellbeing and be part of a team where people care about each other and our communities. You’ll have opportunities to join employee resource groups, participate in in-person and virtual events, and more. And you’ll enjoy competitive perks and benefits to support you and your family, like paid parental leave, flexible time off, certification and training reimbursement, digital mental health and wellbeing support membership, and comprehensive insurance options.

At Coalfire, equal opportunity and pay equity is integral to the way we do business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Coalfire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact our Human Resources team at [e-mail].

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.