Senior Penetration Tester / Red Team Engineer
Cognizant
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IBM is a US-based global technology company providing hybrid cloud, AI, consulting, enterprise software, and IT infrastructure products and services.
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Expert Penetration Tester The Expert Penetration Tester joins the Infrastructure & Technology team to assess IT security risks through rigorous testing and hacker simulations. This role involves visualizing network topologies, preparing tests, and demonstrating data compromise through proof of concept exploitations. You will identify vulnerabilities, describe technical concerns, and provide actionable remediation recommendations. Key responsibilities include testing operating systems, web applications, and network infrastructure. Required skills include proficiency with tools like NMap, Nessus, Metasploit, BurpSuite, Nikto, and Tcpdump, alongside an OSCP certification. You must possess administrator-level knowledge of Unix and Windows, TCP/IP networking, firewalls, and SQL databases. Additionally, the role requires programming ability in C, C++, Java, or C# to modify exploit code, as well as AI skills involving LLMs, Agentic tools, and MCP.
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