Security Analyst

Summary

Join GuidePoint Security's Threat & Attack Simulation Practice as a Security Analyst and contribute to exceptional results for clients. Assist with complex security assessments, collaborate with team members, and continuously enhance your skills. Responsibilities include delivering professional services like penetration testing and social engineering, creating comprehensive assessment deliverables, utilizing automation to improve efficiency, and contributing to marketing initiatives. The role requires demonstrated self-motivation and experience in offensive security assessments; lab-based certifications are strongly preferred. GuidePoint offers a remote-work environment, comprehensive health insurance, dental insurance, paid time off, and a retirement plan.

Requirements

Demonstrated self-motivation to learn and practice/lab new and emerging attack techniques and self-learning beyond academia is strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of Threat & Attack Simulation's professional services, including but not limited to Vulnerability Assessments, Internal and External Penetration Tests, Wireless Security Assessments, Onsite and Remote Social Engineering, and a variety of Custom Assessments
• Contribute to comprehensive assessment deliverables that are proficiently tailored to both technical and managerial audiences and fully detail the technical execution, core deficiencies, business impact, and realistic remediation strategies
• Utilize automation, orchestration, and scripting to reduce manual processes, improving overall efficiency while also enabling new capabilities to meet the rapidly changing needs of our clients
• Contribute to marketing initiatives via activities such as publishing research, speaking at industry conferences, authoring blog articles and whitepapers, hosting webinars, and developing security tools
• Perpetually strengthen relevant skills, knowledge, and abilities to stay at the forefront of the information security industry
• Foster client relationships by providing support, information, and guidance
• Configure, operate, and manage a Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) or continuous penetration testing platform and report results to relevant stakeholders promptly
• Maintain a strong desire to learn, adapt, and improve along with a rapidly-growing company
• Perform other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience performing offensive/attack-oriented security assessments is beneficial
• Experience in a consulting services role is beneficial
• Internal operational (non-consulting) experience is beneficial
• Lab-based certifications, such as OSCP, eJPT, HackTheBox pro labs, etc. are strongly preferred
• Other relevant industry certifications, such as GPEN and GCIH are also beneficial
• Experience with continuous penetration testing or Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) platforms is a plus but not required

Benefits

• Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)
• Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family) and GPS will contribute in one lump sum: ($500 per EE annually / $1000 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)
• Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
• Pet Benefit Option