Cyber Security Engineer (Pen Testing)

The Opportunity

"You will act as a partner between FICO internal security standards and our expanding global supply chain. In this high-impact role, you will lead the charge in supporting multiple audits across both our internal IT landscape and third parties. You will act as a trusted advisor to FICO senior leadership, ensuring that our technical growth remains aligned with our risk appetite and strategy in a data-driven analytics environment"- Cyber Security, Director

What You'll Contribute

Collaborate with engineers, consultants, and leadership to identify security risks and recommend mitigations within the Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
Perform activities such as secure code reviews, security testing, and vulnerability triage across various applications.
Regularly interact with internal and external customers on security-related projects and operational tasks.
Develop understanding of business functionality and apply testing methodology as appropriate to technologies and risks.
Analyse test results, draw conclusions from results, and develop targeted exploit examples.
Clearly and professionally document root cause and risk analysis of findings.
Champion product security testing process and be an advocate for secure development practices, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement across engineering and product teams.
Collaborate with other teams to improve the overall security posture of applications/infrastructure.
Stay current on security best practices, vulnerabilities, and attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures.
Develop and test effective functional security testing strategies for new/emerging product security requirements.
Suggest improvements to existing processes/tooling; ideate and implement automation where possible.
Take ownership of the functionality, configuration, and continuous improvement of DAST and API security tools, ensuring they are effectively integrated into the security testing lifecycle

What We're Seeking

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
Relevant cyber security certifications (e.g., CEH, CCSP, CISSP, OSCP etc) are highly desirable.
Proven experience of at least 5+ years in product security, pen testing and security automation.
Strong understanding of AWS infrastructure and cloud security principles.
In-depth knowledge of cybersecurity principles, methodologies, frameworks and best practices. (OSI, NIST, OWASP, SANS, PCI etc)
Knowledge of secure coding principles and experience with code review processes and tools.
Experience with Pen testing - WebApp, APIs, infrastructure as a code scan reviews and dynamic application security testing (DAST) methodologies and tools.
Knowledge and experience in CI/CD, shift left security and exposure to testing analytical models, AI/ML security testing will be a plus.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to convey complex security concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.

Our Offer to You

An inclusive culture strongly reflects our core values: Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers and Earn the Respect of Others.
The opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally by leveraging your unique strengths and participating in valuable learning experiences.
Highly competitive compensation, benefits, and rewards programs that encourage you to bring your best every day and be recognized for doing so.
An engaging, people-first work environment offering work/life balance, employee with employee resource groups and social events to promote interaction and camaraderie.