CYBER SECURITY SPECIALIST: RED TEAM
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
· Work with the rest of the security operations team to proactively identify vulnerabilities and validate controls across the Woolworths environment.
· Support the team in responding to security incidents.
· Work with, and coordinate, external providers where and when relevant.
· Assist with maturing the red and purple teaming maturity, leveraging technology and automation with the goal of continual control validation.
· Integrate security practices into the SDLC and DevSecOps under the guiding principles of ‘shift left’ and ‘security by default’.
· Provide expert guidance on, and where relevant maintain and enhance the toolsets required for mature application security covering pen testing, secure coding, source code analysis and vulnerability management.
· Investigate new approaches, technologies, and automation to mature AppSec.
· Assist with AppSec training.
· Assist with managing a risk-based methodology for application and infrastructure penetration testing.
· Provide application and infrastructure penetration testing according to the methodology and where relevant, in line with compliance requirements (e.g., PCI).
· Help drive and validate remediation of findings.
· Consult with application development teams during projects and initiatives.
· Provide AppSec reporting for operational security dashboards.
· Provide application security guidance via documentation, standards, and collaboration.
Minimum requirements
· Grade 12 and relevant degree/diploma/certifications
· 3 years relevant experience in cyber security, up to 10 years in IT
· Hands on practical experience in application security and penetration testing
· Experience in DevOps / DevSecOps and the ability to integrate security into the CI/CD processes
Advantageous
· Software development experience
· Relevant qualifications and certifications such as OSCP, OSWE, SANS and CREST
· Practical experience with the MITRE ATT&CK framework is advantageous
· Ability to script and automate processes
· May be required to assist outside of working hours





