Web Application Penetration Tester – Technical Lead (In Office or Remote)

About the position At Freddie Mac, our mission of Making Home Possible is what motivates us, and it’s at the core of everything we do. Since our charter in 1970, we have made home possible for more than 90 million families across the country. Join an organization where your work contributes to a greater purpose. Position Overview: The Freddie Mac Red Team is responsible to test the overall strength of our organization’s defenses (the technology, the processes, and the people) by simulating the objectives and actions of an attacker. We are seeking an Information Security Tech Lead to assist the team by providing subject matter expertise in Penetration testing of Infrastructure and Networks, Web Applications, Cloud and Social engineering, and Purple Team. In this role, the candidate will provide enhanced vulnerability analysis and contextual feedback to stakeholders to support the resolution of discovered vulnerabilities and facilitate risk awareness. Responsibilities • Penetration Testing and Red Team assessments • Lead and perform web application penetration assessments, collaborating with stakeholders to scope engagements, translate complex security concepts, and provide tailored remediations • Proactively search for vulnerabilities in web applications, web APIs, cloud environments, etc. throughout Freddie Mac • Work together with other Red Team members to integrate web application security into broader threat emulation scenarios • Develop and maintain scripts, tools, and methodologies to enhance processes and capabilities • Provide mentorship and technical guidance to less experienced team members • Contribute to the development and improvement of security policies, standards, and guidelines • Develop Team Capabilities and Leadership • Generate innovative ideas and challenge the status quo • Develop scripts, tools, or methodologies to enhance the Red teaming processes and capabilities • Participate in and actively support mentoring with other members of the team • Assist with scoping prospective engagements, leading engagements from kickoff through remediation, and mentoring less experienced staff Requirements • 8-10 years of relevant experience in web application penetration testing • One or more technical certifications: OSWA, OSWE, Burp Suite Certified Practitioner, eWPT, eWPTX • Ability to critically examine web applications to identify, exploit, and remediate vulnerabilities (SQL injection, XSS, SSRF, CSRF) • Solid understanding of related web technologies (HTTP, DNS, HTML, JavaScript, REST, GraphQL, Java, .NET, SQL/noSQL, OAuth) and infrastructure (cloud native, containers, proxies, webservers, PaaS) • In-depth knowledge of secure development practices (DevSecOps, secure code review) and security frameworks (OWASP, CWE, MITRE) • Proficient with common web application penetration testing tools (Burp Suite, Project Discovery, sqlmap) • Familiarity with WAF bypasses • Must be willing to work east coast hours Nice-to-haves • Web-related public research (advisories, disclosures) • Previous Bug Bounty or vulnerability disclosure experience • Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language (Python, JavaScript, C#, Java) Apply tot his job

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