Security Analyst – VAPT & Penetration Testing

The candidate will be responsible for conducting comprehensive Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) across enterprise IT environments, applications, networks, infrastructure, cloud platforms and security systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct internal and external penetration testing across networks, servers, firewalls, endpoints and infrastructure.
• Perform web application and API penetration testing, including testing against OWASP vulnerabilities.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and manually validate identified vulnerabilities and false positives.
• Perform controlled exploitation to determine the actual impact and severity of identified security weaknesses.
• Conduct security testing of network devices, firewalls, routers, switches, VPNs, load balancers and servers.
• Perform application security testing covering authentication, authorization, session management, input validation, encryption and business-logic vulnerabilities.
• Conduct source-code security reviews and support SAST/DAST activities.
• Assess security of cloud environments and operating systems.
• Perform security assessments using tools such as Burp Suite, Nmap, Nessus, Metasploit, Wireshark and Kali Linux.
• Develop or automate penetration-testing/security activities using Python.
• Prepare detailed penetration-testing and vulnerability-assessment reports containing evidence, risk ratings, business impact and remediation recommendations.
• Work with technical teams to remediate identified vulnerabilities.
• Conduct retesting and validation after remediation.
• Follow established penetration-testing methodologies and cybersecurity best practices.
• Support security teams in identifying attack vectors and improving the organization's overall security posture.

Required Technical Skills

Strong hands-on knowledge of:

• Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT)
• Network Penetration Testing
• Web Application Penetration Testing
• API Security Testing
• Infrastructure Security Testing
• Cloud Security Testing
• Vulnerability Exploitation & Validation
• OWASP Top 10
• SAST & DAST
• Source-Code Security Analysis
• Secure Coding Practices
• Network & Operating System Security
• Python/Security Automation
• Burp Suite
• Nmap
• Nessus
• Metasploit
• Wireshark
• Kali Linux

Requirements

Standards / Framework Knowledge

The candidate should have good knowledge of relevant cybersecurity standards and methodologies, including:

• OWASP
• NIST
• ISO/IEC 27001
• PCI DSS
• Penetration-testing methodologies and security best practices