Kroll

Consultant, Offensive Security

Kroll$90K — $110K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or diploma in information security, computer science, or related field
  • 3+ years in cybersecurity; at least 2 years in network penetration testing
  • Strong knowledge of Windows, Active Directory, Linux, and security architecture
  • Understanding of routing, switching, firewalls, and VPNs
  • Familiarity with security technologies like IDS/IPS and SIEM
  • Experience with offensive security tools such as nmap and Burp Suite
  • Strong communication skills, both oral and written

Responsibilities

  • Execute offensive security assessments for client networks and applications
  • Draft vulnerability and executive reports based on findings
  • Engage with clients to clarify requirements and provide project updates
  • Present assessment results and recommendations to clients
  • Refine and improve security assessment methodologies
  • Stay updated on cybersecurity trends and technologies

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge offensive security tools
  • Engage in diverse security assessments across various platforms
  • Collaborative environment fostering creativity and knowledge sharing
  • Contribution to making organizations safer through security innovations
Full Job Description
Job Description

Our Offensive Security professionals are on a mission to make the world a safer place, one company at a time. We believe that our work to help our clients discover and remediate their unique security risks makes every one of us safer. Our clients trust us to use cutting-edge offensive security tools, creativity, imagination, and expert knowledge to find cybersecurity risks in their networks, systems, and software.

We're looking to grow our team of penetration testers in Canada. We perform testing of computer networks, web and smartphone applications, cloud infrastructure, hardware devices, employees via social engineering, organizations via red team testing, and more.

At Kroll, your work will help deliver clarity to our clients' most complex governance, risk, and transparency challenges.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

As an Offensive Security Consultant, you'll be reporting to a Principal Consultant in our Offensive Security team and deliver projects for our clients, large and small, across North America. You will perform various internal and external network penetration tests, wireless penetration tests, and web application and API penetration tests. You will also draft reports based on the assessment results and gathered evidence, present your results to clients, and help address client inquiries regarding these results. In addition to the execution of traditional security assessments, you will participate in their refinement and improvement.

In summary, you will:

  • Execute offensive security and consultative engagements for our clients' network infrastructure and applications
  • Author deliverables such as vulnerability reports and executive reports
  • Engage with our clients to understand their requirements, update them on project status, answer their queries, and present your findings and recommendations
  • Update your skills and knowledge with the latest trends in cybersecurity and emerging technology


REQUIREMENTS:
  • Bachelor's degree or college diploma in information security, computer science or engineering, or IT/System/Network administration
  • 3+ years in cybersecurity, with at least 2 years in network penetration testing
  • Strong understanding of Windows, Active Directory, Linux, networking, and security architecture
  • Knowledge of network concepts including routing, switching, VLANs, firewalls, ACLs, VPNs, and segmentation
  • Familiarity with security technologies such as IDS/IPS, EDR, SIEM, DLP, and endpoint security platforms
  • A strong understanding of offensive security methodology and vulnerability frameworks such as the OWASP Testing Guide, MITRE ATT&CK, PTES, or others
  • Experience with common offensive security tools including nmap, Nessus, Kali Linux, Burp Suite, PowerShell
  • An ability to analyze root causes and deliver technological recommendations to our clients
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Experience working both as part of a team and independently
  • Certifications such as OSCP, SANS GPEN, Cisco CCNA, CompTIA Network+, OSWE, SANS GWAPT, CREST CPSA, or CREST CRT, are an asset


The current salary range for this position is $90,000 to $110,000 CAD

About Kroll

Kroll is a corporate investigations and risk consulting firm headquartered in New York City. Established in 1972, Kroll has nearly 5,000 employees in 30 countries and territories. The current CEO is Jacob Silverman.
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