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Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT) Manager

Key Responsibilities

Technical Responsibilities

  • Conduct and oversee

    Vulnerability Assessments

    and

    Penetration Tests

    for web, mobile, network, API, cloud, and infrastructure environments.
  • Perform manual and automated testing to identify vulnerabilities and validate risks.
  • Develop exploitation strategies and PoCs where required.
  • Review and validate findings reported by team members for accuracy and severity.
  • Ensure alignment with security standards such as

    OWASP

    ,

    NIST

    ,

    SANS

    ,

    MITRE ATT&CK

    , and

    ISO 27001

    .
  • Collaborate with development, DevOps, and IT teams to support remediation strategies.
  • Maintain security tools, frameworks, and methodologies for consistent assessment quality.

Managerial & Leadership Responsibilities

  • Lead the VAPT team and manage end-to-end project execution.
  • Plan and allocate resources, timelines, and deliverables.
  • Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions and mentor junior security analysts.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with clients; present findings and recommendations.
  • Prepare and deliver high-quality security reports and executive summaries.
  • Stay current with emerging threats, tools, and best practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.
  • 5+ years of hands-on VAPT experience

    in web, mobile, network, cloud, and API security.
  • Strong knowledge of tools such as

    Burp Suite, Nessus, Nmap, Metasploit, OWASP ZAP, Nikto, Acunetix, Kali Linux

    , etc.
  • Solid understanding of secure coding, common vulnerabilities, exploit techniques, and remediation.
  • Experience with

    SIEM, EDR, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

    is an advantage.
  • Relevant certifications preferred:

    OSCP, CEH, eJPT, OSWE, CRT, CISSP (optional)

    .
  • Excellent communication, reporting, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice-to-Have

  • Experience in security automation or scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
  • Exposure to threat modeling and red-teaming methodologies.
  • Knowledge of DevSecOps workflows and CI/CD security integration.

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