Posted:
6/30/2024, 5:00:00 PM
Location(s):
Texas, United States ⋅ Dallas, Texas, United States
Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
IT & Security
The Role
As a Security Assessment Specialist, you will join a growing team responsible for conducting penetration tests and vulnerability assessments against our internal systems and security controls. You will work directly with the business and show how repeated assessment, testing and remediation work can help improve our overall security posture.
Reporting to the Security Assessment Manager, this role will be responsible for:
Conducting technical penetration tests against a broad range of technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker and Jenkins
Supporting Control Owners by providing effectiveness measures against controls along with effectiveness trending
Supporting Business and Application Owners in determining the effectiveness and assurance of security within their functional area(s)
Supporting Compliance and Risk teams by providing technical know-how, consulting and assessment of controls, system and policy configuration
Sustaining a good working relationship with business analytics teams to provide consumer facing metrics and trending dashboards.
Maintaining and improving operational tooling and integrations used within the team
Providing support and mentoring for less experienced team members of the team
Who are we looking for?
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:
Extensive experience within a technical role covering a variety of network security technologies, applications and appliances
Strong background of penetration testing and vulnerability assessment including remediation and mitigation advice for infrastructure and application security
Experience of validating the effectiveness of a security control through manual and automated means
Experience of coding with python
Knowledge and experience of creating, adjusting and re-working standardised configuration of devices is preferable
Security certification, such as CRT, OSCP or OSCE (OSCP minimum) or equivalent
Good interpersonal and communication skills
It is impossible to list every requirement for, or responsibility of, any position. Similarly, we cannot identify all the skills a position may require since job responsibilities and the Company’s needs may change over time. Therefore, the above job description is not comprehensive or exhaustive. The Company reserves the right to adjust, add to or eliminate any aspect of the above description. The Company also retains the right to require all employees to undertake additional or different job responsibilities when necessary to meet business needs.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
Benefits & Perks:
Time Off: 25 days of PTO for full-time employees and 12 company holidays.
Company Paid Benefits: Life insurance, Short-term disability, Long-term disability, Paid parental leave, Employee Assistance Program, and medical insurance in our high deductible health plan.
Optional Employee Paid Benefits: Medical insurance in our EPO plan, Dental benefits, and Vision benefits. We also offer Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, Supplemental Life insurance, and more.
401(k): Eligible after 60 days. Discretionary company match of 50% up to the first 6% of contributions.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
ALCORITY IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. THE COMPANY'S POLICY IS NOT TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, MARITAL STATUS, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, AND GENETIC INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER BASIS PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE FIRM ALSO PROHIBITS HARASSMENT OF APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES BASED ON ANY OF THESE PROTECTED CATEGORIES.
Website: https://alcority.com/
Headquarter Location: Newyork, Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
Employee Count: 11-50
Year Founded: 2019
IPO Status: Private
Industries: Accounting ⋅ Financial Services ⋅ Human Resources ⋅ Information Technology ⋅ IT Infrastructure ⋅ Risk Management