Web Application Penetration Tester – Technical Lead (Hybrid or Remote Work)

At Freddie Mac, you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and you’ll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation.

Position Overview:

The Freddie Mac Red Team is responsible to test the overall strength of our organization’s defenses (the technology, the processes, and the people) by simulating the objectives and actions of an attacker. We are seeking an Information Security Tech Lead to assist the team by providing subject matter expertise in Penetration testing of Infrastructure and Networks, Web Applications, Cloud and Social engineering, and Purple Team. In this role, the candidate will provide enhanced vulnerability analysis and contextual feedback to stakeholders to support the resolution of discovered vulnerabilities and facilitate risk awareness.

Responsibilities include:

Penetration Testing and Red Team assessments

• Lead and perform web application penetration assessments, collaborating with stakeholders to scope engagements, translate complex security concepts, and provide tailored remediations

• Proactively search for vulnerabilities in web applications, web APIs, cloud environments, etc. throughout Freddie Mac

• Work together with other Red Team members to integrate web application security into broader threat emulation scenarios

• Develop and maintain scripts, tools, and methodologies to enhance processes and capabilities

• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to less experienced team members

• Contribute to the development and improvement of security policies, standards, and guidelines

Develop Team Capabilities and Leadership

• Generate innovative ideas and challenge the status quo

• Develop scripts, tools, or methodologies to enhance the Red teaming processes and capabilities

• Participate in and actively support mentoring with other members of the team

• Assist with scoping prospective engagements, leading engagements from kickoff through remediation, and mentoring less experienced staff

Our Impact:

The Freddie Mac internal Red Team is responsible to continuously test the overall strength of our organization’s defenses (across all people, process, & technology) by simulating the objectives and actions of an attacker. 

Your Impact:

In this role, the candidate will contribute to a collaborative team as subject matter expertise in Web Application penetration testing on Freddie Mac’s internal Red Team. Additionally, the candidate will provide enhanced vulnerability analysis and contextual feedback to stakeholders to support the resolution of discovered vulnerabilities and facilitate risk awareness.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of relevant experience in web application penetration testing

• One or more technical certifications: OSWA, OSWE, Burp Suite Certified Practitioner, eWPT, eWPTX

• Ability to critically examine web applications to identify, exploit, and remediate vulnerabilities (SQL injection, XSS, SSRF, CSRF)

• Solid understanding of related web technologies (HTTP, DNS, HTML, JavaScript, REST, GraphQL, Java, .NET, SQL/noSQL, OAuth) and infrastructure (cloud native, containers, proxies, webservers, PaaS)

• In-depth knowledge of secure development practices (DevSecOps, secure code review) and security frameworks (OWASP, CWE, MITRE)

• Proficient with common web application penetration testing tools (Burp Suite, Project Discovery, sqlmap)

• Familiarity with WAF bypasses

Key to success in this role

• Web-related public research (advisories, disclosures)

• Previous Bug Bounty or vulnerability disclosure experience

• Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language (Python, JavaScript, C#, Java)

Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

Today, Freddie Mac makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Join our smart, creative and dedicated team and you’ll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with differing abilities are provided reasonable accommod