Responsibilities: Plans, leads, and conducts penetration tests across multi-cloud environments and cloud-hosted applications. Performs manual and automated testing to identify and validate vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, IAM weaknesses, privilege-escalation paths, insecure trust relationships, and cloud attack paths. Develops detailed assessment reports and presents findings to technical teams and leadership. Leads reporting and collaborates with IT sub-divisions, third-party partners, and business units to identify the impact of technology implementations on IT and business operations. Leads the evolution of cloud penetration testing methodologies, tooling, automation, standards, and best practices. Maintains subject matter expertise. Researches emerging cloud vulnerabilities, attack techniques, and offensive security tooling. Leads the evaluation and onboarding of new tooling, and develops custom tools as needed. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications: Minimum of ten years of related work experience, including at least three years in information security. Undergraduate degree in related field or equivalent combination of training and experience. Hands-on experience performing penetration testing or offensive security assessments across multiple cloud platforms. Experience performing cloud, web application, and API penetration testing using tools such as Burp Suite, Pacu, Redboto, CloudBrute, ScoutSuite, and Prowler. Ability to clearly document and communicate technical vulnerabilities, exploitation scenarios, business impact, and remediation recommendations. Preferred industry security certifications such as GIAC Cloud Penetration Tester (GCPN), OffSec Certified Professional (OSCP), GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN), OffSec Web Assessor (OSWA), OffSec Web Expert (OSWE), GIAC Web Application Penetration Tester (GWAPT), etc. Special Factors Sponsorship Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position. About Vanguard At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission. To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best. How We Work Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience. Vanguard, one of the world's leading investment management companies, serves individual investors, institutions, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and financial professionals. We have a diverse and talented crew with a culture that promotes teamwork, along with an unwavering focus on serving our clients' best interests. This website uses "cookies" to distinguish you from other users. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers placed on your computer or device. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site and services. The cookies are stored locally on your computer or mobile device. To accept cookies you can continue browsing as normal. Or you can go to our Privacy Policy to read more information and learn how to change your preferences.

Cloud Security Penetration Tester.

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