Job Description:
At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.
One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.
Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!
Job Description:
Manual Ethical Hacking is part of the Application Development Security Framework Program within Bank of America’s Cyber Security Assurance Offensive Security group. The program provides services to assess the vulnerability of the bank’s applications to malicious hacking activity.
This intermediate technical role is responsible for performing application security assessments of the bank's technologies, applications, and cyber security controls while adapting testing methods to evolving and emerging threats. Key responsibilities include performing research, understanding the bank’s security policies, working with the appropriate partners to complete assessments and simulations, identifying misconfigurations and vulnerabilities, and reporting on associated risk. These individuals partner closely with security partners, CIO clients and multiples lines of business.
Key Responsibilities in order of importance:
Perform assigned analysis of internal and external threats on information systems and predict future threat behaviorIncorporate threat actors' tactics, techniques, and procedures into offensive security testingPerform assessments of the security, effectiveness, and practicality of multiple technology systemsLeverage innovative thinking to help solve problems or introduce new ideas to processes or products applicable to offensive security.Prepare and present detailed technical information for various media including documents, reports, and notificationsProvide clear and practical advice regarding managed risksLearn and develop advanced technical and leadership skills, Mentor Junior assessors in technical tradecraft and soft skillsRequired Skills:
Minimum of 4 years of professional pentesting, application security or ethical hacking experience, preferably in a large, complex, enterprise environmentDetailed technical knowledge in at least 3 of the following areas: security engineering; application architecture; authentication and security protocols; application session management; applied cryptography; common communication protocols; mobile frameworks; single sign-on technologies; exploit automation platforms; RESTful web servicesSQL injection/XSS attack without the use of toolsExperience performing manual code reviews for security relevant issuesExperience working with SAST tools to identify vulnerabilitiesAble to manually identify and reproduce findings, discuss remediation concepts, develop PoCs for vulnerabilities, use scripting/coding techniques, proficiently execute common penetration testing tools, triage, and support incidents, and produce high value findingsExperience performing manual web application assessments i.e., must be able to simulate aKnowledge of network and Web related protocols/technologies (e.g., UNIX/LINUX, TCP/IP, Cookies)Experience with vulnerability assessment tools and penetration testing techniquesSolid programming/debugging skillsExperience of using a variety of tools, included, but not limited to, IBM AppScan, Burp and SQL MapThreat AnalysisInnovative ThinkingTechnology Systems AssessmentTechnical DocumentationAdvisoryDesired:
CISSP, CEH, OSCP, OSWE, GPEN, PenTest+ or similarStrong programming/scripting skillsThis job will be open and accepting applications for a minimum of seven days from the date it was posted.
Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)Hours Per Week:
40Pay Transparency details
US - CO - Denver - 1144 15th St (CO9926), US - DC - Washington - 1800 K St NW - 1800 K Street NW (DC1842), US - NJ - Jersey City - 101 Hudson St - 101 Hudson (NJ2101), US - WA - Seattle - 401 Union St - Rainier Square (WA1510)Pay and benefits informationPay range$125,000.00 - $145,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.Discretionary incentive eligibleThis role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.BenefitsThis role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.