Application Security Tester
Company: Dexian - DISYS
Location: Jersey City
Posted on: June 24, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Title: Application Security Tester Location: Jersey City, NJ
(Hybrid: 3 days Onsite / 2 days REMOTE) Duration: 6 Months
(CONTRACT TO HIRE) Skills & Experience Needed: Experience in
application security testing Preferred knowledge and/or experience
of red teaming Experience in conducting red teaming engagements
Experience in manually testing applications (non-automated);
Ability to test manually and "live off of the land strategies"
Experience in application security testing tools such as Burp Suite
Professional & Owasp Zap Ability to explain vulnerabilities and
weaknesses in OWASP Top 10 and SANS Top 25 to any audience and
discuss effective defensive techniques Understanding of MITRE
Framework and adversarial methodologies Ability to bypass controls
and/or test countermeasures for misconfigurations Certified in OSCP
or GWAPT or related offensive security/red teaming certification
This is not a penetration testing role. It goes beyond the scope of
a traditional pen test Summary / Description: Being a member of the
Application Security team, you will be part of the Technology Risk
initiative to support offensive security assessments on
applications and provide SME guidance to key projects. This person
is responsible for providing technical direction and performing
security assessment on applications. The person in this role should
possess good understanding of application security testing, red
team / adversarial engagements, and penetration testing and related
development expertise to guide project initiatives to ensure
security best practices are being used. Responsibilities: Perform
red teaming against applications and APIs. Perform application
threat hunting to evaluate risk to applications. Perform manual
(non-automated) security testing of applications. Provide the
vulnerability information in the predefined report format after
performing the testing using manual methodology and tools Generate
reports on assessment findings and summarizes to facilitate
remediation, document technical issues identified during security
assessments Be a subject matter expert and respond to any security
engineering questions/ requests related to Application Defense
enhancements Collaborate with Security Architects, Product Manager,
Risk Managers, and other teams to deliver high quality product.
Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce
solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As
one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest
minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in
2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants.
Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian's
platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce
game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions
and goals. Dexian's brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature
Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development
and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit https://dexian.com/ to learn more.
Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires
qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry,
citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
Keywords: Dexian - DISYS, Vineland , Application Security Tester, IT / Software / Systems , Jersey City, New Jersey
