Senior Associate - Cyber Security (Pentest)

Line of Service

Assurance

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Cybersecurity & Privacy

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

We are PwC, a global professional services company and a Big Four firm. We are seeking candidates who have experience in penetration testing, red teaming or secure source-code review/development for the role of Senior Consultant/Penetration Tester within the Cybersecurity and Privacy team. The role may be based either at our Hanoi office or Ho Chi Minh City offices. Joining PwC, the successful candidate will have opportunities to collaborate with cybersecurity experts throughout the PwC global network and deliver cybersecurity services for clients in various sectors.
● Work in a highly innovative and transformative business
● Work/life balance with access to flexible work arrangements
● Salary packaging – to suit your personal and financial circumstances
● Professional certification sponsorship – to develop your talent and enhance knowledge

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Responsibilities:

• Lead the team in cybersecurity assessments, covering web application and mobile application penetration testing in accordance with OWASP Top 10 framework and CWE Top 25 most dangerous software weaknesses
• Lead the team in network penetration tests and vulnerability assessments to identify potential issues against network access control and network segmentation
• Conduct source code reviews to identify potential logical errors in program flows, misconfigurations, and exploitable vulnerabilities in the applications
• Conduct red teaming engagement and cyber-attack simulation testing to assess clients’ cybersecurity strategies
• Research, collect and analyse cyber threat intelligence from threat actors
• Engage in establishing network infrastructure for red teaming activities, including but not limited to command & control ("C2") servers, SMTP relay mail servers, web servers, and reverse proxies
• Design and launch phishing attacks to generate reports for increasing awareness of employees regarding different types of phishing techniques
• Provide pragmatic recommendations on the identified risks
• Deliver both management-level and detailed technical reporting of observations, along with assisting in giving presentations to both technical and business stakeholders
• Train, coach and mentor junior penetration testers
• Lead day-to-day penetration testing delivery activities, including client and internal communication management, as well as technical quality control
• Work actively in supporting and following up on proposal processing in accordance with client expectations on a cross-border and global multinational basis
• Continuously research and follow up on the latest IT security challenges and technologies (mobile, digital trust, IoT, cloud, blockchain etc.)

You are someone with:

• 3+ years of proven experience in conducting either network and infrastructure or web/API or mobile application penetration testing and be able to independently manage engagement delivery
• Experience in leading and supervising engagement teams in penetration testing and vulnerability assessment projects
• Thorough understanding of common infrastructure and web application vulnerabilities and common vulnerability categorisations such as OWASP and CVSS
• Knowledge of common software security vulnerabilities (CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses)
• Experience in penetration testing and vulnerability assessment across one of the several following domains: web and mobile applications, cloud and container security, reverse engineering, applied cryptography, networks infrastructure, etc.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver quality work in tight timelines
• Demonstrated experience of working with diverse stakeholders
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Willingness to take on new challenges, gain new skills and work collaboratively in a dynamic and rapidly growing team
• One of the following industry certifications: OSCP, OSWA, eWPT, eCPPT, CRTP, PNPT, CREST CRT/CCT, or equivalent

Preferred:

• Experience in conducting red teaming engagements and cyber-attack simulation testing
• Experience in developing hacking scripts/tools
• Secure development and/or DevSecOps experience, including experience of securing code before deployment, code review, and vulnerability and dependency management
• Ability to communicate strategic information security topics, policies, and standards as well as risk-related concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience in bug bounty programs or CVE hunting is an advantage
• Preference will be given to candidates who hold relevant cloud certifications: AWS, Azure, GCP
• Strong preference will be given to candidates who hold one of the following industry certifications: OSWE, OSEP, OSCE, CRTO, CRTE, eCPTX, eWPTX, SANS
• Strong preference will be given to candidates who hold one of the following professional certifications: CISSP, CCSP, CSSLP, CISM, CRISC, PMP

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Agile Methodology, Analytical Thinking, Azure Data Factory, Communication, Creativity, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Framework, Cybersecurity Policy, Cybersecurity Requirements, Cybersecurity Strategy, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Encryption Technologies, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility, Managed Services, Optimism, Privacy Compliance, Regulatory Response, Security Architecture {+ 8 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date

November 25, 2026