Senior Penetration Tester

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed.

Job Description

U.S. Bank is seeking a Senior Penetration Tester (Mobile, API, Cloud) with demonstrated competence and experience to support the success of our information security program. In this role, you will assess the security of mobile, API, and web applications as well as information systems by identifying vulnerabilities, performing exploitations, and recommending mitigation strategies to strengthen resilience against cyber threats.

Responsibilities

• Lead dynamic penetration testing against mobile, API, and web applications and information systems.
• Identify vulnerabilities and use manual exploitation techniques to demonstrate business impact.
• Deliver clear, actionable reports outlining findings, vulnerability scoring, and remediation guidance for both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Continuously enhance testing methodologies by researching emerging threats, tools, and techniques.
• Support team initiatives such as process optimization, tool/script development, and knowledge sharing.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science, or equivalent work experience.
• Eight or more years of experience in information security.
• Two or more years of experience in:
  • IT infrastructure management
  • Application architecture
  • Risk management
  • Data architecture
  • Middleware technology
  • IT operations and project management

Required Skills/Experience Mobile Application Security

• 5+ years of hands‑on experience with Android and iOS testing methodologies.
• Familiarity with platform‑specific risks, OWASP MASVS, and MASTG.

Web & API Penetration Testing

• Deep understanding of OWASP Top 10, API Security Top 10, and SANS Top 25 vulnerabilities.

Manual Testing & Exploitation

• Advanced proficiency with Burp Suite Pro, Postman/Insomnia, and custom scripts.
• Skilled in identifying business logic flaws, access control issues, and chaining exploits.

Cloud & Platform Fluency

• Experience testing in AWS, Azure, containerized environments, and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with cloud‑native tools such as AWS Inspector, Azure Defender, and Scout Suite.

Technical Proficiency

• Strong scripting skills (Python, Power Shell, Bash, Ruby, Go).
• Solid understanding of HTTP/S, OAuth, SAML, JWT, TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls, and IDS/IPS.

Tooling & Automation

• Experience developing custom tools and scripts to automate testing workflows.
• Familiarity with tools such as Nmap, Metasploit, and Kali Linux.

Threat Modeling & Risk Assessment

• Ability to conduct threat modeling and risk assessments to prioritize testing and communicate business impact.

Regulatory & Compliance

• Knowledge of PCI-DSS, HIPAA, NIST 800‑53, ISO 27001, and FedRAMP.

Communication & Documentation

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experienced in articulating findings to technical and non‑technical audiences, including executives.

Leadership & Mentorship

• Proven ability to lead engagements, manage stakeholder expectations, and mentor junior testers.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Source code review.
• Service Now Application Vulnerability Response.
• Knowledge of change control and security architecture.

Certifications (Preferred)

• GMOB, GWAPT, OSWE, OSCP, GPEN, GXPN, or equivalent.

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That’s why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours):

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation…