Job Description
Job Title: Manual Ethical Hacker
Corporate Title: Up to Vice President
Location: Central Park, Leopardstown, Dublin (Chester)
Company Overview
At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.
We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well‑being.
Location Overview
Our Central Park office in Leopardstown boasts modern facilities based in Dublin’s premium business park. With an onsite gym and staff restaurant, all your daily needs are conveniently catered for. Travel options include the LUAS network and the Central Park shuttle service between Dublin City Centre and Central Park. We also provide tax saver tickets as part of our award‑winning benefits package.
Role Description
As an Ethical Hacker you’ll play a vital role in our Cybersecurity Assurance Program. Your mission is to safeguard our applications from potential threats by assessing application security through penetration tests, identifying vulnerabilities in internal and external web, mobile, and web service applications, and collaborating with teams to strengthen our defence by reporting security weaknesses.
Responsibilities
- Understanding the requirements of our applications and why/how we use them.
- Testing applications using a variety of tools to identify vulnerabilities that could expose the Bank to risk.
- Monitoring existing and proposed security standard setting groups.
- Conducting meetings to communicate findings, implications, and set realistic timescales for remediation.
- Providing technical support to clients, management and staff throughout risk assessments and the implementation of appropriate data security procedures and products.
- Acting as a SME, providing guidance and knowledge to reduce vulnerabilities and risk when apps are being created.
- Sharing knowledge with technical and non‑technical colleagues through training sessions.
What We Are Looking For
- Proven professional experience in Ethical Hacking or Cyber Security.
- Expert level experience and very detailed technical knowledge in at least three of the following areas: general information security, security engineering, application architecture, authentication and security protocols, applications session management, applied cryptography, common communication protocols, mobile frameworks, single sign‑on technologies, exploit automation platforms, RESTful web services.
- Able to manually identify and reproduce findings, discuss remediation concepts, develop PoCs for vulnerabilities, and use scripting/coding techniques.
- Experience in conducting web application ethical hacking assessments.
- Ability to simulate a SQL injection/Cross‑site scripting attack without the use of a tool.
- Knowledge of network and web‑related protocols/technologies (e.g., UNIX/LINUX, TCP/IP, Cookies).
- Experience with vulnerability assessment tools and penetration testing techniques.
- Solid programming/debugging skills.
- Experience using a variety of tools, including but not limited to Invicti, Burp, and SQL Map.
- Ability to learn and apply critical thinking in a variety of situations.
- Effective written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to multitask and handle multiple projects.
Benefits of Working at Bank of America
- Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen.
- Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover.
- 20 days of backup childcare and 20 days of backup adult care per annum.
- Flexible benefits options, including wellbeing account, travel insurance and critical illness cover.
- Employee Assistance Program for confidential support.
- Access to free counselling and virtual GP services through our private health care plan.
- Opportunity to donate to charities of your choice with a matching contribution from the bank.
- Access to Arts & Culture corporate membership program for discounted entry to cultural institutions.
- Opportunities to volunteer in the community and develop new skills.
Equal Opportunity Employment
We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, membership of the Traveller community, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, civil status, socio‑economic background, family status or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.
We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.
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