Penetration Tester - Senior Associate - Cybersecurity

Job Description
Working in Cybersecurity takes passion for technology, speed, a desire to learn, and vigilance in order to keep every asset safe. You'll be on the front lines of innovation, working with a highly motivated team focused on analyzing, designing, developing and delivering solutions built to stop adversaries and strengthen our operations. Your research and work will ensure stability, capacity, and resiliency of our products. Working with your internal team, as well as technologists and innovators across our global network, your ability to identify threats, provide intelligent analysis, and positive actions will stop crimes and strengthen our data.
The global Cybersecurity assessments team delivers next generation application and infrastructure penetration testing. As part of the team, your primary responsibility will be performing hands on penetration testing of some of JPMC's most critical applications, platforms, and the perimeter. You will work with application developers to not only understand root cause and mitigate vulnerabilities, but also to identify where vulnerabilities can be identified earlier in the SDLC.
Successful candidates are expected to demonstrate an eagerness to learn, the drive to excel, excellent technical knowledge of security concepts and proven expertise in penetration testing.

• Conduct in-depth manual penetration tests, identifying vulnerabilities in Web/Mobile Applications, Thick Clients, On-Prem and Cloud Infrastructures
• Reporting on findings and vulnerabilities including presenting results to non-technical managers
• Develop customized tools and automation scripts to improve identification of vulnerabilities at scale

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• Manual penetration testing experience (beyond running automated tools) against a wide variety of applications including web, mobile and thick clients, internal and external facing infrastructures
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Foundational knowledge of cybersecurity organization practices, operations, risk management processes, principles, architectural requirements, engineering and threats and vulnerabilities, including incident response methodologies
• Ability to collaborate with high-performing Agile teams and individuals throughout the firm to accomplish goals
• Ability to analyze vulnerabilities, threats, designs, procedures and architectural design, producing reports and sharing intelligence
• Foundational knowledge of: computer forensics; legal, government and jurisprudence as they relate to cybersecurity, and methods for intelligence gathering and sharing
• Foundational knowledge of: operating systems, command line administration and scripting
• Foundational knowledge of: cloud computing, computer network defense, external organizations and academic institutions dealing with cybersecurity issues, financial authorities and regulations, identity management, incident management, information assurance, information management, information systems and network security and infrastructure design
• Good understanding of application and infrastructure testing methodologies and vulnerabilities
• Adept at explaining technical jargon to non-technical parties
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills
• Willingness to learn and drive to excel is a must

• Proficiency in security concepts for both Windows and Unix-like Operating Systems
• Experience in source code review and/or building software with multiple programming languages (i.e. Python, Java, Rust, etc.)
• Experience in reverse engineering standalone, thick client and mobile applications
• Certifications like CREST (CRT, CCT), OSCP, OSCE, GXPN, GRE

About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
About the Team
The Cybersecurity & Technology Controls group at JPMorgan Chase aligns the firm's cybersecurity, access management, controls and resiliency teams. The group proactively and strategically partners with all lines of business and functions to enable them to design, adopt and integrate appropriate controls; deliver processes and solutions efficiently and consistently; and drive automation of controls. The group's number one priority is to enable the business by keeping the firm safe, stable and resilient.
High Risk Roles (HRR) are sensitive roles within the technology organization that require high assurance of the integrity of staff by virtue of 1) sensitive cybersecurity and technology functions they perform within systems or 2) information they receive regarding sensitive cybersecurity or technology matters. Users in these roles are subject to enhanced pre-hire screening which includes both criminal and credit background checks (as allowed by law). The enhanced screening will need to be successfully completed prior to commencing employment or assignment.