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Key responsibilities:
Perform advanced penetration testing on SonicWall products including firewalls, firmware, cloud platforms and web applications.
• Conduct manual and automated security assessments to identify vulnerabilities in embedded systems and network devices.
• Support PSIRT vulnerability triage, responsible disclosure and vulnerability coordination with external researchers.
• Conduct secure code reviews for C/C++, Python and embedded firmware components.
• Participate in security design reviews and provide recommendations during development lifecycle.
• Test APIs, web interfaces and management consoles for security weaknesses.
• Perform firmware analysis, reverse engineering, and exploit development to validate vulnerabilities.
• Identify and validate CVEs, publicly know vulnerabilities and provide clear technical reports.
• Work closely with PSIRT, engineering and product teams to reproduce and remediate security issues.
• Develop and maintain penetration testing tools, scripts and automation frameworks.
• Perform attack surface analysis for new and existing products.
• Evaluate authentication, encryption and access control mechanisms in products.
• Research new attack techniques, exploits and emerging threats relevant to SonicWall products and services.
• Validate fixes and perform regression security testing for patched vulnerabilities.
• Produce clear vulnerability reports including risk impact, exploitation steps and remediation guidance.
Required Qualifications:
- University degree in the field of computers or engineering and/or 6 years equivalent work experience.
- Demonstrable experience in advanced penetration testing on firewalls, firmware, cloud platforms and web applications..
- Extensive knowledge of tools such as Kali, Nmap, Nessus, Metasploit, Acunetix, etc..
- 2+ years’ experience of Professional Web-Application Development or Source Code Review (C/C++, C#, ASP, PHP, or Java).
- Proven analytical skills and technical competence.
- Highly self-motivated and directed.
Recommended Certifications:
- OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional)
- OSWE (Offensive Security Web Expert)
- OSEP (Offensive Security Experienced Penetration Tester)
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We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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SonicWall has been fighting the cyber-criminal industry for over 25 years defending small, medium-size businesses and enterprises worldwide. Backed by research from the Global Response Intelligent Defense (GRID) Threat Network, our award-winning real-time breach detection and prevention solutions, coupled with the formidable resources of over 10,000 loyal channel partners around the globe, are the backbone securing more than a million business and mobile networks and their emails, applications and data. This combination of products and partners has enabled a real-time cyber defense solution tuned to the specific needs of the more than 500,000 global businesses in more than 215 countries and territories.
