Penetration Tester 5 and 4

• Lead and/or participate in the Red/Blue Team during NATO military exercises
• Provide web, infrastructure and application-level penetration testing
• Provide security design reviews to ensure compliance with NATO policies and directives
• Provide security consultancy and advice to projects, plans and other entities
• Build and sustain effective communications with different stakeholders, specifically the NCIA Configuration Control Board, Security Accreditation Boards, NATO Security Accreditation Authorities and NCI Agency organisation units supporting accreditation processes
• Brief at both executive and technical levels on security reports and testing outcomes, including at flag officer level
• In coordination with the Head of the Penetration Testing Cell, ensure proactive collaboration and coordination with internal and external stakeholders

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• The required skillset for the contracted individual is extensive knowledge and experience (more than 3 years) in the following areas: Web application penetration testing;
• The required skillset for the contracted individual is extensive knowledge and experience (more than 3 years) in the following areas: IT infrastructure penetration testing;
• The required skillset for the contracted individual is extensive knowledge and experience (more than 3 years) in the following areas: Network security architecture design;
• The required skillset for the contracted individual is extensive knowledge and experience (more than 3 years) in the following areas: Assessing security vulnerabilities within OS, software, protocols and networks;
• The required skillset for the contracted individual is extensive knowledge and experience (more than 3 years) in the following areas: Researching and evaluating security products and technologies;
• The required skillset for the contracted individual is extensive knowledge and experience (more than 3 years) in the following areas: Knowledge in system and network administration of UNIX and Windows systems;
• The required skillset for the contracted individual is extensive knowledge and experience (more than 3 years) in the following areas: Use of penetration testing tools, techniques, and recognized testing methodologies;
• The required skillset for the contracted individual is extensive knowledge and experience (more than 3 years) in the following areas: Scripting skills in at least one of the following: Perl, Python, Ruby, shell (bash, ksh, csh);
• The required skillset for the contracted individual is extensive knowledge and experience (more than 3 years) in the following areas: Technical knowledge in system and network security, authentication and security protocols, cryptography, application security, as well as malware infection techniques and protection technologies.
• Ability to evaluate risks and formulate mitigation plans;
• Proven ability to write clear and structured technical reports including executive summary, technical findings and remediation plan for several different audiences.
• Required Security Clearance: NATO Secret