About This Role
This role is for an Associate Penetration Tester who is highly motivated and passionate about building a career in offensive security. It is designed for early-career cybersecurity professionals with a strong technical foundation, curiosity, and a willingness to learn advanced penetration testing techniques under the guidance of senior team members.
Responsibilities
- Assist senior pentesters in security assessment engagements
- Participate in internal and external vulnerability assessments
- Perform reconnaissance and enumeration activities
- Execute basic penetration testing tasks under supervision
- Support web application and network security testing activities
- Assist in vulnerability validation and evidence collection
- Develop technical documentation and assessment notes
- Participate in security research and proof-of-concept testing
- Learn and apply offensive security methodologies
- Support report generation and remediation verification activities
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or pursuing degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, IT, or related field
- Strong desire to build a career in penetration testing
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills
- Willingness to learn from senior security professionals
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Understanding of Networking Fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS)
- Understanding of Operating System Concepts (Windows Security, Linux Administration)
- Understanding of Authentication Mechanisms
- Understanding of Common Cyber Attack Vectors
- Understanding of OWASP Top 10
- Understanding of Basic Active Directory Concepts
- Understanding of Vulnerability Assessment Methodologies
Nice to have:
- Exposure to Kali Linux, Burp Suite, Nmap, Nessus, Wireshark, Metasploit, OWASP ZAP, GitHub Security Projects, Hack The Box, TryHackMe, PortSwigger Academy
- Security+, CEH, eJPT, SC-900, Google Cybersecurity Certificate, Certified in Cybersecurity (CC), or Cisco CyberOps Associate certification
Important Details
- Work format: Gurugram or Remote
About the Company
OculusIT is looking for an Associate Penetration Tester.
