Vice President Security Engineering

RISK ADVISORY delivers best in class advisory support and technology solutions across the information security risk domain including scalable uplifts of common core security solutions for use across Goldman Sachs. Prevents the misuse, unauthorized disclosure, or loss of firm data across e-mail, file transfer, and the Internet. Ensures business continuity and technology resilience by safeguarding Goldman Sachs from major operational disruptions through preventative measures including business planning, capability design, and the testing of mitigants. 

ROLE DESCRIPTION

You will be a member of a strong community of internal penetration testers, with exposure to all parts of the firm and its most critical systems. The role involves penetration testing of a wide variety of applications, including web applications, infrastructure and cloud. You will work on the leading edge of AI transformation in information security – using latest LLM models, building new tools and redefining the role of a pentester. 

In this role, you will join one of the most progressive Technology Risk teams in the industry which continues to push the development of risk in preference to security within technology and the business. You will collaborate with technology teams on both in house projects and external cloud adoptions to deliver secure products and solutions.  

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL
• Perform penetration tests and find impactful vulnerabilities in a wide variety of web applications, cloud-based systems, and infrastructure platforms (e.g. banking websites, payment applications, authentication systems, core internal frameworks, critical infrastructure)
• Work with teams to recommend ways of addressing vulnerabilities and propose systematic improvements.
• Leverage AI tools to focus your efforts on the most creative parts of the security research process.

 

• Grow and share your knowledge with the community of internal pentesters at Goldman Sachs.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR
• Experience in penetration testing across the mentioned areas. 

• Strong understanding of web security topics, ability to build exploit chains and articulate impact of individual findings.
• Experience in analysing complex infrastructural systems by code review, server and cloud configuration analysis, reverse engineering and fuzzing.

• Experience in using LLM tools in security analysis. Experience in building own AI-assisted tools to get the work done.
• Working knowledge of common security tools (Burp Suite, Wireshark, Ghidra, netcat)
• Familiarity with one or more languages (Java, Javascript, Python, C++, C#)
• Well versed with TCP/IP stack and network protocols
• High level knowledge of cryptography concepts

PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS
• Experience in adopting or crafting custom proof of concept exploits
• Knowledge of common cloud products and solutions
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Cyber-Security, or Information Security is preferred
• Experience or trainings in related disciplines e.g. computer security, network security, network device management, IT administration, cloud security, infrastructure pentesting is preferred
• Certificates (of equivalent knowledge) like OSCP, OSEP, OSWP

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHSABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

 

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world. 

 

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers. 

 

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