IT SOC Analyst

Opportunity Information

The Role

PARCO is seeking an IT SOC Analyst on contractual basis at its Corporate Headquarters, Karachi. The role conducts offensive security assessments, red team exercises, penetration testing and vulnerability assessments, and manages the organization's Vulnerability Assessment/ Vulnerability Management Program.

•Conduct red-team exercises, penetration testing, vulnerability assessments and security testing across applications, APIs, networks, infrastructure, cloud and other technology environments •Manage the end-to-end Vulnerability Assessment and Vulnerability Management Program, including planning and scheduling, vulnerability scanning, assessment and validation, risk-based prioritization, remediation tracking and retesting and closure validation •Identify, validate and assess vulnerabilities and potential attack paths using automated tools and manual testing techniques •Perform manual penetration testing of websites, services, applications, APIs, infrastructure, networks, cloud environments, IoT devices and mobile applications •Coordinate with IT, infrastructure, application and other relevant teams to ensure timely remediation of identified vulnerabilities •Validate completed remediation actions and ensure vulnerabilities are closed in accordance with defined risk and compliance requirements •Prepare technical security assessment reports, risk ratings, management dashboards and practical remediation recommendations •Monitor emerging vulnerabilities, exploits, threats and attack techniques and assess their potential impact on the organization •Continuously improve security-testing methodologies, vulnerability-management processes, offensive-security capabilities and related security controls •Develop scripts, tools and methodologies to improve and automate red-teaming, vulnerability discovery, validation and exploitation activities

Applicants General Eligibility & Requirements

Education, Experience and Skills Requirements