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Position Overview
The Penetration Tester is a critical member of the Application Security team, focused on identifying, validating, and resolving security vulnerabilities across our cloud infrastructure and applications. You will lead technical security assessments, including application-layer and network-layer penetration testing, to ensure all information assets are secured against evolving threats. This role is vital for maintaining our security posture and ensuring remediation efforts are effectively prioritized and executed.

Key Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive manual and automated application-layer penetration tests to identify vulnerabilities, adhering to industry standards and internal methodologies.
- Conduct network-layer penetration tests encompassing all components supporting network functions and operating systems.




- Validate segmentation and scope-reduction controls at least annually and after any significant changes to ensure isolation of the Cardholder Data Workplace (CDE).
- Triage and validate vulnerabilities reported through bug bounty program.
- Document and risk-rate all findings, providing actionable remediation guidance to engineering and product teams.
- Verify the correction of exploitable vulnerabilities through re-testing and post-remediation assessments.
- Collaborate with external 3rd party security firms on penetration testing and threat hunting exercises.
- Ensure all security assessments and remediation activities meet compliance and regulatory obligations (e.g., PCI DSS, SOC).

Qualifications
- Minimum of 4+ years of hands-on experience in penetration testing, ethical hacking, or application security engineering.
- Deep understanding of common web-based attacks (SQLi, XSS, CSRF, XXE, etc.) and how to mitigate them at the application level.
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📌 Sr. Engineer – Pen Tester (Bengaluru)
🏢 Target
📍 Bengaluru