Senior Penetration Tester

Fiserv

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Berkeley Heights, NJ Posted 14 days ago $90,000–$158,400 / year
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TL;DR

As a Senior Penetration Tester at Fiserv’s Application Security team, you will lead comprehensive security assessments of web applications, RESTful APIs, mobile apps, and thick clients, employing both manual and automated techniques. Your responsibilities include developing advanced testing strategies, executing exploit development, validating remediation effectiveness, and mentoring team members to foster a culture of secure software development lifecycle integration. You will leverage tools like Burp Suite, Metasploit, and Python scripts for automation while staying updated on emerging threats and compliance standards such as OWASP Top 10 and PCI DSS. With over a decade of experience in application security testing and cloud assessments, you will contribute to the financial services industry by ensuring robust protection against cyber threats.

Skills

AWS Azure GCP Kubernetes Docker CI/CD IaC Terraform Jenkins GitHub Actions Python Bash OWASP Top 10 NIST SANS PCI DSS Burp Suite Metasploit MobSF Postman Veracode Checkmarx Fortify

What you'll do

  • Perform in-depth penetration testing on web applications, APIs, mobile apps, and thick clients.
  • Develop advanced testing strategies and frameworks for various application architectures.
  • Lead security assessments and validate remediation effectiveness after identifying vulnerabilities.
  • Provide technical guidance on secure coding practices and risk mitigation to development teams.
  • Research and apply emerging tools and threat intelligence to enhance testing coverage and automation.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in application penetration testing for various platforms.
  • 8+ years of expertise in secure SDLC practices and compliance frameworks.
  • 6+ years of hands-on scripting and automation skills with relevant tools.
  • Professional certifications such as OSCP, GWAPT, CPENT or equivalent required.
  • Experience integrating security into CI/CD pipelines and testing automation.
  • Proven ability to mentor engineers and collaborate across multiple teams.
  • Hands-on experience with SAST/DAST/SCA platforms and developer workflows.

Market check

Salary context

This $90,000–$158,400 range sits above 5% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$117,000–$199,400

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$136,500–$182,306

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Fiserv

Fiserv is a global leader in financial services technology, providing core banking platforms, payment processing, digital banking, and merchant acquiring solutions to financial institutions and businesses. Industry: Financial Technology & Payments

Fiserv currently has 70 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $110,000–$186,000 across 47 roles with salary data.

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