Penetration Test Lead

Penetration Test Lead

At Interac, we design and deliver products and solutions that give Canadians control over their money so they can get more out of life. But that’s not all. Whether we’re leading real-time money movement, driving innovative commerce solutions like open payments for transit systems, or making advancements in new areas like verification and open banking, we are playing a key role in shaping the future of the digital economy in Canada.

Want to make a lasting impact amongst a community of creative thinkers, problem solvers, technical virtuosos, and high-performance application developers? We want to hear from you.

We are currently recruiting for a full-time Penetration Test Lead to be part of our Threat & Vulnerability Management team within Cybersecurity. This role will lead the Penetration Test program to deliver penetration test services throughout Interac.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Establish and manage the overall penetration test program strategy and roadmap

• Act as technical PM and lead the delivery of penetration test engagements against a variety of assets, including infrastructure, services, and applications

• Lead red team and purple team engagements; create appropriate objectives and milestones based on threat intelligence

• Standardize testing methodology and frameworks to streamline penetration test processes

• Establish and maintain key relationships with trusted penetration test vendors

• Collaborate with internal teams to interpret and understand business risks to derive penetration test objectives and outcomes

• Test security controls by creating attacker patterns using threat intelligence to simulate real-world attackers

• Ensure penetration tests are conducted in accordance with organizational processes such as Enterprise Change Management

• Advise stakeholders at various levels on penetration tests results, including non-compliance against defined standards

• Provide clear recommendations on remediation expectations to stakeholders to improve overall security posture

• Provide status updates and summary reporting to internal stakeholders

You bring:

• 5+ years of experience in Cyber Security or Threat Management fields

• Excellent writing and presentation skills to facilitate communication of test objectives, results, and recommendations to various stakeholders

• Working experience with leading penetration test engagements to meet business objectives

• Experience working with 3rd party vendors to conduct penetration test engagements

• Outcomes driven, the ability to figure-it-out to reach the desired outcome 

• Strong sense of personal responsibility and accountability for delivering high quality work, both personally and at a team level

• Ability to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Ability to work autonomously with attention to detail

• Ability to switch between detailed and strategic discussions as needed

• An understanding of technical concepts and are an avid learner of new technology

• Eligibility to work for Interac Corp. in Canada in a Full Time Capacity

Technical skills:

• Expert knowledge of the different types (application, network, infrastructure, red, purple, etc) of penetration tests and their relevant tests stages

• Familiar with penetration test methodologies and frameworks such as NIST, OWASP, TIBER-EU

• Experience using Cyber Kill Chain and Mitre ATT&CK frameworks

• Working knowledge in computer networks, network security, cyber security, technical writing, risk management, ITSM, SIEM, SOC, VM

• Experience with DevSecOps and SDLC processes

• Experience in applying threat intelligence to influence penetration test outcomes

• Experience in conducting or supporting Incident Response investigations

• Knowledge of information security standards, regulations, and legislation such as NIST, ISO 27001/2

• Cybersecurity certificates such as CISSP, CEH, OSCP

Interac requires employees to complete a background check that is completed by one of our service providers.  We use this service to complete the following checks:

• Canadian criminal record check;
• Public safety verification;
• Canadian ID cross-check;
• 5-year employment verification;
• Education verification; and
• If applicable, Credit Inquiry and Social Media Check

How we work
We know that exceptional people have great ideas and are passionate about their work.  Our culture encourages excellence and actively rewards contributions with:

Connection: You’re surrounded by talented people every day who are driven by their passion of a common goal.

Core Values:  They define us. Living them helps us be the best at what we do.

Compensation & Benefits: Pay is driven by individual and corporate performance and we provide a multitude of benefits and perks.

Education: To ensure you are the best at what you do we invest in you