Barclays is an international financial services provider engaged in personal banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth management with an extensive presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Barclays’ purpose is to help people achieve their ambitions – in the right way.With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs approximately 140,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide. Currently we are looking for a smart, motivated, technically minded Security Tester to join our expanding penetration testing team. |
Your responsibilities will be: - Conduct effective security testing with the use of automated/semi-automated toolsets (for example Nessus, WebInspect).
- Conduct manual penetration testing with the support of the penetration testers within the team.
- Ensure testing is delivered (either remotely or on-site) in line with the current service offerings.
- Work within virtual teams of security and technical specialists to ensure quality delivery of leading solutions to our internal clients.
- Provide reports which highlight and clearly articulate vulnerabilities and weaknesses to clients in terms they understand.
- Maintain skills with which to conduct security testing using automated toolsets and develop relevant skills with which to conduct manual penetration testing in one or more of the following domains: Infrastructure, Application, Mobile (iOS, Android, Windows, Blackberry), Wireless and etc.
- To provide technical advice and guidance on IT security related queries to both Project and “BAU run” areas as and when required.
We expect you possess: - Good grounding in automated/semi-automated security testing toolsets.
- Good knowledge of IT and Security principles.
- Keen to develop security testing expertise across a number of areas.
- Have good time management and organizational skills to manage workload.
- Show a willingness to learn and understand the business context/significance of technical security test findings
- Some understanding of manual penetration testing techniques and manual false positive validation.
- Some knowledge of information security frameworks and standards such as ISO17799/27001 and their application into diverse environments
- Good understanding of the security mechanisms associated with some of the following; Windows or Unix operating systems, mobile devices, switched networks, web based applications and databases.
If it sounds like you, please click the link to apply: https://barclays.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en_gb&job=90043272&src=JB-12040 Barclays Values and Diversity Our common purpose is to help people achieve their ambitions – in the right way. We’ll measure and reward our people, not just on commercial results, but on how they live our Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship and bring them to life every day.To find out more about working at Barclays and the development opportunities we offer please visit our website www.barclays.comWe are an equal opportunity employer and we are opposed to discrimination on any grounds. |