Junior Consultant Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing Pune

• Junior Consultant Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing Pune
• Company: Clearwater
• Job Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Experience Required: 1 - 3 years
• Junior Consultant Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing & Red Teaming
• Location: Clearwater Pune, WFO Experience: 13 years Employment Type: Full time Department: Cybersecurity / Information Security Reporting To: Senior Consultant / Team Lead
• About the Role
• Clearwater is looking for a Junior Consultant Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing (VAPT) & Red Teaming to join our consulting services team.

The role will support the delivery of vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, application and infrastructure security assessments, and red team engagements for clients across different technology settings. The ideal candidate should have a solid foundation in cybersecurity, networking, operating systems and common security testing methodologies, along with a willingness to continuously learn and develop offensive security skills.

• Key Responsibilities
• Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing
• Assist in conducting vulnerability assessments and penetration tests across:
• Web applications and APIs
• Mobile applications
• Network and infrastructure environments
• Cloud environments
• Internal and external networks
• Wireless environments, where applicable
• Perform reconnaissance, enumeration, vulnerability identification and validation.
• Identify and safely validate security weaknesses using manual and automated techniques.
• Assist with exploitation and post-exploitation activities under approved engagement scopes.
• Conduct security testing in accordance with established methodologies such as OWASP, PTES and NIST, as applicable.
• Analyse scan results and distinguish genuine vulnerabilities from false positives.
• Red Teaming
• Support red team and adversary simulation engagements under the guidance of senior team members.
• Assist with reconnaissance, attack-path identification, initial access, privilege escalation, lateral movement and other approved activities.
• Develop an understanding of adversary tactics, t .