Cybersecurity Penetration Tester / Digital Banking

TAWANTECH

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct penetration testing on web applications, mobile applications, APIs, networks, and cloud environments.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and identify security weaknesses across digital banking platforms.
• Execute stress and load testing to evaluate system performance, scalability, and resilience under high-traffic conditions.
• Simulate cyberattack scenarios to assess the effectiveness of security controls and incident response readiness.
• Analyze security findings and provide risk ratings, remediation recommendations, and technical reports.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and development teams to remediate identified vulnerabilities.
• Validate security fixes through retesting activities.
• Support compliance with cybersecurity frameworks, banking regulations, and security standards.
• Monitor emerging threats, attack techniques, and security trends relevant to the banking sector.
• Maintain testing documentation, reports, and evidence in accordance with audit requirements.

• Bachelor s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in penetration testing, ethical hacking, or cybersecurity assessment roles.
• Experience with stress testing, load testing, or performance testing tools and methodologies.
• Strong understanding of OWASP Top 10, network security, application security, and secure coding principles.
• Hands-on experience with tools such as Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nessus, Nmap, Wireshark, JMeter, or similar.
• Familiarity with cloud security environments and API security testing.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity standards and frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, and CIS Controls.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and reporting skills.