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RESPONSIBILITIES:Kforce has a client in Falls Church, VA that is searching for an Application Security Tester.
Summary:This role will engage in penetration testing, processes and procedures for a small subset of the customers application. The candidate will provide technical security assessments of applications and infrastructure, security design reviews as well as risk assessments. This is a hands-on role, requiring technical skills from the hardware to the application layer. Candidates must have 3+ years of PCI penetration testing experience.Job Responsibilities: Plan, communicate, coordinate and perform PCI penetration testing, application testing, and security assessments at application, system and enterprise level Develop Rules of Engagement, scoping documents and reports Perform manual PCI penetration tests and validation of vulnerability scan results Develops automation/scripts for replicating vulnerability validation and penetration tests Devises plans and scenarios for various types of penetration tests Documents vulnerabilities, relevant exploits, and remediations in final vulnerability assessment report Perform information technology security research to remain current on emerging technology trends and develop exploits for disclosed and undisclosed vulnerabilities Contributes to developing and implementing tools for penetration testing and early warning of weaknesses or possible incidents building on methodologies as promulgated by NIST, ISO, etc. to ensure useful, measurable, and repeatable methods applied to quantifying risk Selects, installs, and configures security testing platforms and tools or develop tools and procedures for penetration tests Performs penetration testing using standard penetration tools (Metasploit, Nmap, Nessus, Burp Suite, etc.) Performs off-hours work as necessaryREQUIREMENTS: 3-5 years of PCI Pen testing experience is required Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Candidates qualifying for this position will have similar experience along with the skills and abilities to perform the duties mentioned Any relevant education and/or training will be considered a plusKforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.Vacancy expired!