Manager – Offensive Cybersecurity, Penetration Testing

Robert Half·California·Posted 17d ago·via Talent.com

RegionUSA
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Job Description: - Lead and oversee penetration testing engagements across enterprise applications, systems, networks, cloud platforms, and other in-scope environments

  • Define testing scope, methodology, and priorities based on business risk, threat intelligence, and organizational objectives
  • Validate vulnerabilities and attack paths through manual testing, proof-of-concept development, and adversary emulation techniques
  • Partner with engineering, infrastructure, and application teams to communicate findings, support remediation, and improve overall security posture
  • Lead, mentor, and develop team members to strengthen offensive security capabilities and technical depth
  • Establish and mature offensive security processes, methodologies, reporting standards, and quality controls
  • Develop metrics and reporting to communicate testing coverage, findings trends, remediation progress, and program effectiveness to leadership
  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to prioritize testing activities and support secure design and remediation efforts
  • Develop or adapt proof-of-concept exploits to validate vulnerabilities and assess potential business impact
  • Create repeatable assessment and reporting processes supporting audit, compliance, and governance requirements

Requirements: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

  • OSCP, OSEP, CRTP, CEH, CPT, CEPT, GPEN or other experienced industry standard penetration testing certification(s) required
  • 7+ years of combined IT and security work experience with broad exposure to systems analysis, application development, database design, networking, administration, identity, or other responsibilities preferred
  • 5+ years’ experience in information security required
  • 3+ years’ experience performing penetration testing required
  • Ability to work independently and troubleshoot technical and business process related issues
  • Subject matter expertise in the entire information security stack
  • Ability to develop technical testing solutions for internal consumption
  • Ability to analyze and scope vulnerability disclosures and CVEs
  • Expertise in OWASP
  • Experience leading penetration testing programs or engagements in a large enterprise environment
  • Excellent understanding of threat vectors and containment methods
  • Knowledge of Active Directory discovery, enumeration and exploit methods
  • Experience assessing cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), including common misconfigurations, attack paths, and defensive controls
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to present technical findings to technical and non-technical audiences
  • Experience with multiple and current Endpoint Detection and Response solutions
  • Experience with Vulnerability Management concepts and best practices
  • Knowledge of Windows, Linux, Mac OS, and mobile operating systems
  • Expertise in networking concepts, protocols and encryption
  • Expertise in application security practices and tools
  • Expertise in programming/scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, Bash, C/C++/C#
  • Expertise in Metasploit or similar tooling
  • Expertise in penetration testing security tooling such as Kali Linux
  • Expertise in Burp Suite or similar tooling
  • Purple team experience

Benefits: - Discretionary annual bonus

  • Group health insurance benefits (medical, vision, dental)
  • FSA and HSA healthcare accounts
  • Life and accident insurance
  • Adoption and fertility assistance
  • Paid parental leave of up to 6 weeks
  • Short/long term disability
  • Paid time off for vacation, personal needs, and sick time
  • Up to 17 days of Choice Time Off (CTO) per calendar year for new hires
  • Up to 11 paid holidays per calendar year
  • 401(k) savings and investment plan or deferred compensation plan (if eligible)
  • Employer match of 100% on the first 3% of contributions for eligible employees
  • Reasonable accommodation assistance for applicants with disabilities

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