\\n Join Swiss Re and lead a team of passionate and dedicated professionals - helping Swiss Re to fulfil its mission in making the world more resilient. As the Penetration Testing Manager, you\\\'ll lead the Penetration Testing team on its mission for continual improvement and development of penetration testing (pentest) services, assessment of web application and infrastructure penetration records as well as identification of root problems seen across the application landscape. What\\\'s more, you\\\'ll be working in a hybrid setup, perfectly balancing work from home and the office premises.
About the team
The Security Team is the focal point for all security activities across Swiss Re. We are responsible for cybersecurity engineering and operations, corporate security, governance, operational resilience, risk and compliance. We define and advance the company\\\'s security strategy.
As a part of the Security Team, the Penetration Testing sub-team (running under Continuous Service Assurance) ensures a recurring testing of critical applications, providing the internal teams with pentest scheduling and remediation. We\\\'re looking for a skilled leader with pentesting experience - one who\\\'s not afraid to put their creative, problem-solving and coordination skills to the (pen)test.
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Lead the Penetration Testing team for Swiss Re
Be a leader who understands that it takes a diverse set of skills and individuals to form a highly effective operations team
Lead, inspire, and develop your team by establishing an environment which enables autonomy and mastery for all team members
Continuously improve existing processes, documentation, and develop long-term strategy for the pentest services
Efficiently own, perform, and deliver security assessment of web application and infrastructure penetration reports, and coordinate the remediation of all findings
Compile lessons learned sessions and education material for IT developers and other relevant partners
Manage relationships with internal partners and external security companies providing pentest services
Collaborate closely with global teams from IT application owners, information security specialists, and security officers
Identify root cause security problems that are seen across the application landscape and address with them trainings and solutions
Provide a development programme which enables all staff to continuously enhance their skills and provide space for continuous learning and growth for the team
Be someone who believes in continuous innovation, is curious and relentless in finding a better way every day
Your qualifications
Nobody is perfect and meets 100% of our requirements. If you, however, meet some of the criteria below and are curious about the world of penetration testing in an international tech and reinsurance company, we\\\'ll be more than happy to meet you!
What we need from you
Passion, drive, and a belief in the value of digital service security as an enabler of business performance
A bachelors degree (or higher) in Computer Science or related field
At least 8 years of experience in information security and penetration testing
At least 3 years of demonstrated ability in leading remote teams
Expert knowledge of Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Top 10 Vulnerabilities, testing procedures, and remediation recommendations
Experience in Vulnerability Assessments, Penetration Tests of Web, Network, Mobile (Android, iOS and Windows), Cloud and API Security assessments
Experience with vulnerability management and penetration testing tools (BurpSuite, Nmap, Qualys, etc);
Demonstrated expertise and a high level of motivation as a leader for an international team with the ability to work in a hybrid setting
Experience in software development and architecture in complex corporate environments
The ability to communicate with a broad spectrum of stakeholders effectively - from regular clients to experienced security professionals
A high level of integrity, result-oriented approach, and composure under pressure
Strong communication, influencing, and collaboration skills
Superb communication and writing skills - proficiency in English is required, other languages are a plus
Contribution to the public security narrative via talks
Swiss Re is one of the world\\\'s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.