Junior Pentester

Software Secured

$70K — $95K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Ottawa, ON
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Experience in web, API, or mobile pentesting, or equivalent independent research or bug bounty participation.
  • If limited pentesting background, an OSCP, OSWE, or GWAPT is beneficial.
  • Software development knowledge in Python, .NET, Ruby, Java, or Objective C/Swift.
  • Familiar with OWASP Top 10, ASVS, or WSTG standards.
  • Participation in CTF competitions is expected.
  • Strong understanding of OWASP Top 10 with the ability to explain.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Perform security code reviews and conduct web, mobile, and network security tests.
  • Assist clients in security design reviews and threat modeling.
  • Provide remediation strategies for security vulnerabilities.
  • Take ownership of individual work and team deliverables.
  • Engage with the local and global security community to promote security best practices.

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary with variable profit-sharing based on performance.
  • Remote work flexibility anywhere in Canada and globally for 2 months per year.
  • Monthly UberEats budget and annual home office stipend.
  • 3 weeks of vacation plus company closure between Christmas and New Year.
  • Comprehensive health benefits including dental and vision.
  • Parental, bereavement, and child loss leave.
Full Job Description
Our pentesting team is looking for a junior pentester to join us and help secure a few hundred more applications and networks.

As a Junior Pentester at Software Secured, you will have the opportunity to help our clients secure their mission-critical applications. This includes performing security code review, web, mobile, and network security tests. Help clients with security design reviews, threat modelling, and remediation strategies.

The ideal candidate will be self-driven and take ownership of their own work and the team's deliverables. The individual will be motivated and passionate about application security and take pride in spreading the word and helping developers write secure code. You will be a part of the local and global security community and care about pushing the status quo. He/she will also have an affinity for security best practices and vulnerability exploits.

Mandatory:
  • Experience performing web, API, or mobile pentests, or comparable experience conducting independent research or participating in bug bounties.
  • If pentesting experience is limited, an OSCP, OSWE, or GWAPT would go a long way to closing the gap.
  • Demonstrated software development background in one or more of Python, .NET, Ruby, Java, Objective C/Swift.
  • Pretty familiar with things like OWASP Top 10, ASVS, or WSTG
  • You have competed in CTFs (Capture the Flag) competitions.
  • Expert with OWASP Top 10 and can explain them easily.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills

Nice to Haves:
  • Experience in adjacent security-related roles, e.g. Secure Development/Engineering, Security Operations/SOC/Blue Teaming, Incident Response, IT Security, etc.
  • Experience or security certification in cloud technologies (AWS, Azure)
  • Open-source contributions
  • Public speaking experience
  • Performing training in a professional capacity
  • Teaching experience, preferably in security or CS topics


What we are offering:

🤑 Competitive base salary - $70,000 - $95,000 CAD

🍁 Work remotely anywhere in Canada (you're welcome to work in the Ottawa office when you'd like the option).

Work remotely from anywhere in the world for up to 2 months per year.

Yearly profit-sharing between 7% - 12% of your base salary, based on your performance.

Perks such as: monthly UberEats budget, annual home office stipend.

3 weeks of vacation to start. Additionally, the whole company is off for the week between Christmas and the New Year.

Parental, bereavement and child loss leave.

You will receive a great health benefits package (includes dental, vision, practitioners, etc.).

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