Job Title: VAPT Engineer – 3+ Years Experience

Job Summary:

We are looking for an experienced Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) Engineer with 3+ years of experience in application and infrastructure security testing. The candidate will be responsible for identifying security vulnerabilities, performing penetration testing, preparing detailed reports, and supporting remediation activities.

Key Responsibilities

· Perform Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) for web applications, APIs, mobile applications, and infrastructure.

· Conduct black-box, grey-box, and white-box security testing based on project requirements.

· Identify and validate vulnerabilities such as:

o OWASP Top 10

o SQL Injection

o Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

o Authentication and authorization issues

o Broken access control

o SSRF

o CSRF

o Security misconfiguration

o API vulnerabilities

o Business logic vulnerabilities

· Perform API security testing, including authentication, authorization, token validation, rate limiting, and API abuse scenarios.

· Conduct network and infrastructure VAPT, including server, network, firewall, and exposed services.

· Perform vulnerability scanning and manual validation using industry-standard tools.

· Analyze scan results and eliminate false positives through manual verification.

· Prepare detailed VAPT reports with vulnerability description, risk rating, evidence, business impact, and remediation recommendations.

· Work with development and infrastructure teams to support vulnerability remediation and retesting.





· Conduct security retesting to verify that identified vulnerabilities have been properly fixed.

· Maintain knowledge of emerging vulnerabilities, CVEs, attack techniques, and security best practices.

· Ensure testing activities comply with organizational security policies and applicable regulatory requirements.

Required Technical Skills

· Minimum 3 years of experience in VAPT / Cybersecurity / Application Security.

· Strong knowledge of OWASP Web and API Security.

· Experience with tools such as:

o Burp Suite

o OWASP ZAP

o Nmap

o Nessus / Qualys

o Metasploit

o SQLMap

o Postman

· Positive understanding of:

o HTTP/HTTPS

o REST APIs

o JWT/OAuth/OIDC

o TCP/IP and networking

o Linux and Windows

o Web application architecture

o Databases and SQL

· Ability to perform manual penetration testing, not just automated vulnerability scanning.

· Basic scripting knowledge in Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages is desirable.

· Knowledge of cloud security, preferably Azure/Oracle Cloud/AWS, would be an advantage.

Certifications – Preferred

· CEH

· OSCP

· eJPT

· CompTIA Security+

· CREST certifications

· Other recognized cybersecurity/VAPT certifications

Educational Qualification

· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.

Pay: Up to ₹800,000.00 per year

Application Question(s):

- What is your current ctc?
- What is your Expected ctc?
- How many years of expereince?

Work Location: In person

📌 VAPT Engineer (India)
🏢 Soffit Infrastructure Services
📍 India