Security Consultant-Threat & Attack Simulation

Summary

Join GuidePoint Security's Threat & Attack Simulation Practice as a Security Consultant. You will be a key member of a team delivering professional services, including penetration testing, social engineering, and custom assessments. Leverage your expertise to provide exceptional results for clients and contribute to the practice's growth. Responsibilities include performing complex assessments, sharing knowledge, and contributing to marketing initiatives. The role requires experience in offensive security assessments and enterprise-level consulting. Preferred qualifications include specific certifications and experience with cloud platforms. GuidePoint offers a remote-work environment and various benefits, including health insurance, paid time off, and a retirement plan.

Requirements

• Minimum of two (2) years of experience performing offensive/attack-oriented security assessments
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in an enterprise-level consulting services role

Responsibilities

• Deliver 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
• Author 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
• Assist with Practice development, including improving existing offerings
• 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

• Lab-based certifications, such as OSCP, OSCE, OSEE, and GSE
• Other relevant industry certifications, such as GPEN and GCIH
• Experience with various public cloud components and architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
• InfoSec community involvement, such as conference speaking, blog/whitepaper authoring, and podcast speaking/producing experience
• Over four (4+) combined years of IT and information security experience
• Internal operational (non-consulting) experience
• Experience with continuous penetration testing or Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) platforms

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