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Job Description

Allstate Information Security is looking to hire a Penetration Test Engineer to join an exciting team and fulfill a high-demand service. The individual will perform penetration testing for Allstate infrastructure and in-house developed applications to discover security vulnerabilities and weaknesses and provide remediation recommendations. The team is looking for an experienced tester with a willingness to share knowledge and work with the team to enhance the security posture of Allstates applications and systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform white and black box testing of in-house applications and systems with a variety of commercial and opensource tools
• Devise creative and custom exploits, solutions, and techniques to discover vulnerabilities and exploitability of the targets
• Knowledge-share with team on techniques and results to continuously improve the service offering
• Create detailed report of findings and recommendations after testing is complete and present to stakeholders
• Stay up-to-date in current tools, techniques, and vulnerabilities to incorporate into testing practices
• Mentor junior members of the team in techniques and best practices in ethical hacking and vulnerability analysis

Job Qualifications

• 5+ years experience with penetration testing
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of:
  • Cmmon attack techniques for web, mobile and services.
  • Cmmon application testing tools including, but not limited to Burp, SQL Map etc
  • OWASP Tp 10 iPhone and Android application pen testing specifically relating to reverse engineering and instrumentation toolsets
  • Pen testing in Agile and/r Extreme development environments
• Ability to write scripts/tools to assist in testing
• Experience testing/analyzing applications and networks
• Understanding of encryption technologies.
• Understanding of common network protocols
• Working knowledge with various operating systems
• Ability to relay detailed technical concepts to a broad range of audiences, via written reports and presentations.
• Passion for continuous learning, growth, and tinkering

Qualifications (desired)

• CISSP, GPEN, GWAPT, OSCP, and/or other industry certification is desired but not required.

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation, which includes a drug screen.

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As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide a competitive salary but thats just the beginning. Our Total Rewards package also offers benefits like tuition assistance, medical and dental insurance, as well as a robust pension and 401(k). Plus, youll have access to a wide variety of programs to help you balance your work and personal life -- including a generous paid time off policy.

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