Senior Penetration Tester, Vice President
MUFG · Jersey City, United States · 10d ago
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The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.Job Summary:
The Penetration Testing Lead (Vice President) serves as the senior hands‑on leader and standard bearer for the internal penetration testing function. This role combines deep technical expertise with day‑to‑day team leadership, ensuring consistent, high‑quality execution of penetration testing assessments across MUFG’s environment.
Acting as a player‑coach, this individual leads by example—providing hands‑on guidance in complex testing scenarios while developing the technical and professional capabilities of the team. The role is responsible for driving short‑ and medium‑term execution, maintaining delivery quality, and ensuring alignment with organizational priorities so that senior leadership can focus on broader strategic initiatives.
This position evaluates the security posture of traditional enterprise systems in a highly regulated environment, focusing on identifying exploitable vulnerabilities, validating controls, and delivering clear, actionable remediation guidance to reduce enterprise risk.
Key Responsibilities:
Team Leadership & Development
Serve as the day‑to‑day leader for the penetration testing team, setting expectations for quality, consistency, and delivery
Act as a player‑coach by providing hands‑on technical guidance, mentorship, and real‑time support during engagements
Develop and manage the professional development plans, including technical growth and career progression for direct reports
Lead by example and mentor team members in the adoption of next generation penetration testing tactics, techniques, procedures, and tooling including strategies and tools for testing using AI in SaaS, and Hybrid environments.
Foster a high‑performance team culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Review team outputs to ensure high standards for technical accuracy, clarity, and risk articulation
Operational Execution
Own and manage the team’s short‑ and medium‑term deliverables, ensuring engagements are completed on time and at a high standard
Coordinate resources and priorities across multiple concurrent testing efforts
Lead the operational adoption of AI and other automated solutions to expand the capabilities and scope of the penetration testing team raising the skill floor and expanding coverage to more systems and services
Act as an escalation point for complex testing issues and high‑risk findings
Technical Oversight & Quality Assurance
Provide technical oversight across application and infrastructure penetration testing engagements
Contribute to the design and architecture of next generation penetration testing solutions including integrating AI into penetration testing
Validate findings, severity ratings, and remediation guidance for consistency and accuracy
Ensure adherence to established methodologies, tools, and reporting standards
Continuously improve testing approaches, methodologies, and repeatable processes
Program Development & Project Execution
Lead and drive internal projects such as deployment of new security testing tools and development of internal testing infrastructure
Design and optimize workflows to improve team efficiency and testing coverage
Apply project management discipline to plan, execute, and deliver team initiatives
Lead the integration of frontier models and agentic solutions into penetration testing procedures to enable sustainable testing at scale
Standards, Documentation & Governance
Develop and maintain documentation that defines testing standards, methodologies, and operating procedures
Establish consistent processes for engagement execution, reporting, and quality assurance
Ensure alignment with internal policies, audit requirements, and regulatory expectations
Stakeholder Engagement
Translate technical findings into clear, risk‑based insights for stakeholders
Partner with engineering, infrastructure, and security teams to improve overall security posture
Provide operational visibility and execution support to the Director
Qualifications:
10+ years of experience in penetration testing or offensive security
2+ years of experience leading teams, mentoring staff, or acting in a technical lead / player‑coach capacity
Experience conducting penetration testing in highly regulated environments (e.g., financial services)
Proven ability to manage projects and drive execution of team‑level initiatives
Strong experience developing documentation, standards, and repeatable operational processes
Familiarity with industry frameworks such as OWASP and MITRE ATT&CK
Technical Expertise:
Strong hands‑on experience in multiple of the following areas, with the ability to guide others:
Application and API security testing
Network and infrastructure penetration testing
Identity and enterprise environments (Active Directory, endpoints, mobile devices)
Operating systems (Windows, Linux/Unix)
Databases and data platforms
AI development
Preferred / Differentiating Skills
Experience with cloud, SaaS, and IaaS penetration testing and security assessments
Exposure to AI/ML systems and associated security risks (e.g., LLM misuse scenarios)
Experience building or maturing an internal penetration testing program
Relevant certifications (OSCP, GXPN, GPEN, GWAPT, or similar)
Education:
•Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely-related discipline, or an equivalent combination of formal education and experience
“Visa sponsorship/support is based on business needs. We do not anticipate providing visa sponsorship/support for this position.”
The typical base pay range for this role is as follows:
New York / New Jersey: $158k – $194k
depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.
Our hybrid work schedule is four days on-site and work remotely one day per week.
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any.The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.