Tester - Penetration Tester

When you join Verizon At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love - driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together - lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. The Verizon Cyber Security (VCS) organization enables the business by protecting assets and information across Verizon networks, infrastructure and applications. VCS integrates cybersecurity governance, policies, technologies and operations across Verizon, and works to incorporate security into the design of technology systems and services. Verizon Cybersecurity (VCS) is looking for an Application Penetration Tester to join our Enterprise Pen Test team. You'll be joining a group of talented, creative thinkers who "act like the enemy" to focus on ensuring that infrastructure and applications (web, mobile, and API) are secure by performing penetration testing from both inside and outside of Verizon. This team isn't a "copy and paste from a scan tool" reporting team, or a cookie cutter just scanning with tools team, or a team that just monitors and supports security scanning tools used by developers. The successful candidate will possess an effective aptitude in thinking like an adversary, security of Infrastructure, Web applications, APIs and Mobile Applications, mentoring and leading junior pen testers and effectively translating highly technical information to internal customers in a way that supports VCS and broader Verizon goals. Leading and performing full scope penetration testing on complex, high risk web applications, Infrastructure, APIs and Mobile applications. Successfully working complex issues that require the analysis and in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Helping to lead the definition of Pen Test (with AI) strategy and standards to further enhance the company's security posture, collaborating with management/exec leadership. Supporting, designing and architecting an inhouse developed AI Pen Testing harness. Effectively communicating findings and strategy to client stakeholders including technical staff, executive leadership, and legal counsel Working closely with stakeholders and developers providing risk-appropriate and pragmatic recommendations to correct found vulnerabilities. For this role, we are looking for an experienced hands on pen tester who thinks like an attacker and outside of the box, who is vocal and can help lead/motivate Jr team members and who is motivated to evolve pen offensive security w/ AI - not just work with it, nor just do small jobs with it but innovate and develop it. Creative thinking, working autonomously and strategic thinking are also critical for this role. Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience. Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training. Six or more years of application/network penetration testing or security experience. A degree in engineering, cyber security or computer science. Experience developing AI toolkits and an understanding of AI LLMs and MCPs. Knowledge of secure software deployment methodologies, tools, and practices. Experience with application security risk procedures, security patterns, authentication technologies and security attack pathologies. Strong knowledge of tools used for api, Infrastructure, web application, mobile, and network security testing, such as Kali Linux, Metasploit, Wireshark, Burp suite, Cobalt Strike, Nessus, Web Inspect, SQLMap. Solid understanding of common hosting environments such as containerization platforms (e.g., Docker and Kubernetes) and virtual machines running under hypervisors. An implementation level familiarity with all common classes of modern exploitation. Mastery of Unix/Linux/Mac/Windows operating systems, including bash and Powershell. Programming skills preferred and encouraged, as well as the ability to read and assess applications written multiple languages, such as Python, JAVA, .NET, C#, or others. Experience with system and application security threats and vulnerabilities and secure configuration management techniques, software debugging principles, software design tools, methods, and techniques, software development models (e.g., Knowledge of secure coding techniques. Knowledge of application security, application security vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques. Some experience with software related information technology (IT) security principles and methods (e.g., modularization, layering, abstraction, data hiding, and simplicity/minimization). Knowledge of secure software deployment methodologies, tools, and practices. Knowledge of network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and principles (e.g., application of defense-in-depth). security controls) of information systems and networks. In this remote role, you'll work from home with occasional in-person trainings and meetings. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics. Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we've got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours. The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $120,500.00 - $210,000.00.