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Penetration Tester

Penetration Tester

Capitec BankStellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
9 days ago
Job description

Job title : Penetration Tester

Job Location : Western Cape, Stellenbosch

Deadline : November 24, 2025

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Purpose Statement

  • To ensure that the business is prepared and skilled to mitigate any cyber security threat through
  • Assessing and testing the applications and processes of the Bank.
  • Identifying potential areas of weaknesses from a security perspective.
  • Playing a key role in developing world class cyber security capabilities within the Bank by means of knowledge transfer, education, training and research.
  • Experience

    Minimum

  • 3 – 5 years’ experience in cyber security testing
  • Risk identification and communication relating to cyber security
  • Ideal

  • 5+ years in cyber security testing
  • 2 – 3 years financial services / banking experience
  • Experience with the Agile and DevOps models
  • Qualifications (Minimum)

  • Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational
  • Certification in Information Technology
  • Qualifications (Ideal or Preferred)

  • A relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology or Information Technology - IT Engineering
  • Knowledge

    Minimum

  • Manual and automated security testing of infrastructure, networks, and web applications services
  • Technical vulnerability assessments (CVE and CVS database knowledge)
  • Best practice technical reviews; using company and industry standards
  • Common network protocols, system architecture, and operating systems
  • Logical access reviews and audit
  • Knowledge of TTP's / MITRE Attack Framework, threat-attack landscape
  • Strong communication and reporting skills, articulate risk to business
  • Solution and white-boarding of systems to be assessed
  • Ability to readunderstand at least 1 scripting language (e.g. Python, Bash, PowerShell, CPHPJava code)
  • Experience in testing web services, web mobile applications, and cloud applications
  • Proficiency with pen-testing tools (Security distro’s and intercepting proxy tools)
  • Understanding and familiarity of vulnerabilities included in methodologies such as OWASP Top 10 (Web, Mobile, API) and OSSINT
  • Understanding of system architectures and platforms (e.g. Windows, Unix, Linux and RedHat)
  • Understanding of tiered web application service cloud architectures and related databases (MySQL, MSSQL and Oracle)
  • Understanding of networking protocols and architectures, WAF’s, web and reverse-proxies, DLP, e-mail proxy, DAM, firewalls and perimeter security technologies End User Infrastructure Service technologies (e.g. Print Management Solutions)
  • Ideal

  • Cyber Security Threat modelling and Attack-Path mapping
  • Conducting and participating in Red-Team Purple teaming exercises
  • Familiarity with industry regulatory requirements, specific to information security
  • Proficiency in scripting with at least 1 scripting language (e.g. Python, Bash, PowerShell)
  • Reverse engineering of malware exploits
  • Skills

  • Communications Skills
  • Computer Literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook)
  • Attention to Detail
  • Analytical Skills
  • Problem solving skillsICT jobs
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