Principal Penetration Tester

1 day ago

Melbourne, Australia Commonwealth Bank Full time

**Your Role**

The Cyber Security Team protects the bank and our customers from theft, losses and risk events through effective and proactive management of cyber security, privacy and operational risk.

**Do Work That Matters**

**Your Responsibilities**
- Develop Security Testing plans for business units. Coordinate squads of testers in delivering a large programme of testing engagements, using agile methodologies to track progress, and to resolve blockers.
- Carry out scoping and planning activities to determine components to be tested, approach, methodologies, and appropriate levels of test rigour
- Create comprehensive exploitation strategies that identify exploitable technical or operational vulnerabilities to demonstrate business impact and articulate risk.
- Report results of testing and their implications to stakeholders including suppliers, project owners, product crews, and leadership
- Drive advancements in attack techniques, hardware, software, and other technologies and their implications. Develop new testing methodologies and techniques, contributing to the penetration testing craft across the CoE. Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior staff
- Mentor junior team members and graduates
- Ensure all tasks align with internal policies and external regulatory requirements

**What You Will Need to Succeed**
- Expert-level understanding of vulnerability identification and penetration testing methodologies
- Deep knowledge of software exploitation, security principles, and secure design, with experience conducting penetration testing safely in critical infrastructure environments
- Advanced industry accreditations such as Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester (GXPN), or similar are desirable
- Experience in incorporating a broad range of automated tools such as Kali Linux, Burp Suite, Metasploit, and others to expand test coverage.
- Experience in vulnerability research, developing security testing tools and methodologies.
- Ability to develop or recommend analytic approaches to novel problems
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly and confidently
- Tertiary qualifications in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a related discipline
- Membership or participation in relevant industry associations

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