CD&E-Cyber Security- Penetration Testing-Manager- Bangalore

At PwC, our people in cybersecurity focus on protecting organisations from cyber threats through advanced technologies and strategies

They work to identify vulnerabilities, develop secure systems, and provide proactive solutions to safeguard sensitive data



Those in penetration testing at PwC will focus on penetration testing (or pen testing) which is a security exercise where a cybersecurity consultant attempts to find and exploit vulnerabilities in a computer system

The purpose of this simulated attack is to identify any weak spots in a systems defences which attackers could take advantage of

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system
  
  
• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion
  
  
• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables
  
  
• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same
  
  
• Effectively mentor others
  
  
• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members
  
  
• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate
  
  
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e
  
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  refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firms code of conduct, and independence requirements
  
  

• Pursue opportunities to develop existing and new skills outside of comfort zone
  
  
• Act to resolve issues which prevent effective team working, even during times of change and uncertainty
  
  
• Coach others and encourage them to take ownership of their development
  
  
• Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations
  
  
• Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations
  
  
• Address substandard work or work that does not meet firms/clients expectations
  
  
• Develop a perspective on key global trends, including globalisation, and how they impact the firm and our clients
  
  
• Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties
  
  
• Focus on building trusted relationships
  
  
• Uphold the firms code of ethics and business conduct
  
  

• Technical concepts such as application security, network segregation, access controls, IDS/IPS devices, physical security, and information security risk management;
• Security testing tools, such as BurpSuite, Mimikatz, Cobalt Strike, PowerSploit, Metasploit, Nessus, HP Web Inspect, or other tools included within the Kali Linux distribution;
• Networking protocols, TCP/IP stack, systems architecture, and operating systems;
• Common programming and scripting languages, such as Python, PowerShell, Ruby, Perl, Bash, JavaScript, or VBScript;
• Wellknown Cybersecurity frameworks and industryleading practices such as OWASP, NIST CSF, PCI DSS, and NYDFS; and,
• Traditional security operations, event monitoring, and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools
  
  

• Performing penetration testing activities within a client s environment, emphasizing manual stealthy testing techniques;
• Presenting technical topics at conferences highlighting aspects of adversary attack simulations, technical attack techniques, risk management, custom malware design, or zero day attacks;
• Leading and executing stealthy penetration testing, advanced red team, or adversary simulation engagements using commercially / freely available offensive security tools and utilities built into operating systems;
• Understanding Windows and Linux operating system setup, management, and power usage, e
  
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  , cmd, bash, network troubleshooting, virtual machines;
• Identifying security critical vulnerabilities without utilizing a vulnerability scanning tool, i
  
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  , knowledge of exploitable vulnerabilities and ability to execute stealthy penetration testing engagements;
• Compromising Active Directory environments and demonstrating business impact by identifying and obtaining access to business critical assets/information;
• Performing social engineering / phishing activities such as reconnaissance of targets, developing phishing campaigns (e
  
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  , emails and websites), web hosting administrator, developing malicious phishing payloads, or pivoting through phished systems;
• Performing and supervising various workstreams of client engagements that emphasize identifying and addressing client needs;
• Participating actively in client discussions and meetings and communicating a broad range of potential addon services based on identified weaknesses;
• Managing engagements with junior staff;
• Preparing concise and accurate documents, leveraging and utilizing MS Office and Google Docs to complete related project deliverables, as necessary;
• Balancing project economics management with the occurrence of unanticipated issues
  
  
• Creating a positive environment by monitoring workloads of the team while meeting client expectations and respecting the worklife quality of team members;
• Proactively seeking guidance, clarification, and feedback; and,
• Keeping leadership informed of progress and issues
  
  

Degrees/Field of Study required Degrees/Field of Study preferred Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Bash (Programming Language), Coaching and Feedback, Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Communication, Creativity, Cybersecurity, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Encryption, Ethical Hacking, Firewall (Network Security), Inclusion, Information Security, Information Security Management System (ISMS), Information Security Risk Assessments, Intellectual Curiosity, Intrusion Detection System (IDS), IT Infrastructure, Kali Linux, Learning Agility {+ 30 more} No No