Senior Penetration Testing Engineer
Microsoft
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This role pays more than 53% of similar roles. Most pay $135,375–$196,375 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $168k versus about $166k for comparable roles.
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S&P Global delivers Essential Intelligence® that shapes decision making. We provide the world’s leading organizations with the right data, connected technologies and expertise they need to move ahead.
S&P Global currently has 39 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $145,245–$200,000 across 36 roles with salary data.
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The Lead Penetration Test Engineer joins the S&P Ratings Security team to protect systems and data from modern security threats. This role involves conducting comprehensive penetration tests, vulnerability scanning, and threat assessments across web applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments. You will develop custom scripts and tools to automate security testing within CI/CD pipelines, perform DAST, SAST, and SCA assessments, and lead attack simulations or tabletop exercises. Key technical requirements include proficiency with Burp Suite, Nessus, Metasploit, and Nmap, alongside scripting skills in Bash, Python, Go, or JavaScript. You must identify vulnerabilities like XSS and SQL Injection while applying frameworks such as OWASP Top 10 and MITRE ATT&CK. The role focuses on identifying cloud-specific risks, including IAM abuse and container exploitation, to strengthen the organization's overall security posture.
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