Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being a diverse and inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description:

Manual Ethical Hacking is part of the Application Development Security Framework Program within Bank of America’s Cyber Security Assurance Offensive Security group. The program provides services to assess the vulnerability of the bank’s applications to malicious hacking activity.

This technical role is responsible for performing application security assessments of the bank's technologies, applications, and cyber security controls while adapting testing methods to evolving and emerging threats. Key responsibilities include performing research, understanding the bank’s security policies, working with the appropriate partners to complete assessments and simulations, identifying misconfigurations and vulnerabilities, and reporting on associated risk.  These individuals partner closely with security partners, CIO clients and multiples lines of business.            

Key Responsibilities in order of importance:

Perform assigned analysis of internal and external threats on information systems and predict future threat behaviorIncorporate threat actors' tactics, techniques, and procedures into offensive security testingPerform assessments of the security, effectiveness, and practicality of multiple technology systemsLeverage innovative thinking to help solve problems or introduce new ideas to processes or products applicable to offensive security.Prepare and present detailed technical information for various media including documents, reports, and notificationsProvide clear and practical advice regarding managed risks

Required Skills:

Minimum of 4 years of professional experience in Information Technology or preferably Information Security/CybersecurityHands on experience with pentesting, application security or ethical hacking experience, preferably with a completed certification, e.g.: CISSP, CEH, OSCP, OSWE, GPEN, PenTest+ or similarTechnical knowledge in at least 3 of the following areas: security engineering; application architecture; authentication and security protocols; application session management; applied cryptography; common communication protocols; mobile frameworks; single sign-on technologies; exploit automation platforms; RESTful web servicesExperience working with SAST tools to identify vulnerabilitiesAble to manually identify and reproduce findings, discuss remediation concepts, develop PoCs for vulnerabilities, use scripting/coding techniques, proficiently execute common penetration testing tools, triage, and support incidents, and produce high value findingsExperience performing manual web application assessments i.e., must be able to simulate a SQL injection/XSS attack without the use of toolsKnowledge of network and Web related protocols/technologies (e.g., UNIX/LINUX, TCP/IP, Cookies)Experience with vulnerability assessment tools and penetration testing techniquesSolid programming/debugging skillsExperience of using a variety of tools, included, but not limited to, IBM AppScan, Burp and SQL MapThreat AnalysisInnovative ThinkingTechnology Systems AssessmentTechnical DocumentationAdvisory

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40