Cybersecurity Offensive Specialist
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Who Are We HALA is a leading fintech player in the MENAP region that aims to redefine financial services and build the future bank of SMEs. HALA aims at empowering SMEs to start.
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Responsibilities
- Execute HALA's offensive security assessments (red teaming, adversary simulation, penetration testing) in alignment with SAMA CSF and NCA ECC requirements
- Conduct controlled attack exercises on apps, cloud, APIs, and payment/merchant platforms to validate real world exploitability
- Execute advanced penetration testing and source code reviews to identify deeply rooted vulnerabilities
- Collaborate with Defense/SOC teams to validate and improve detections against specific attack vectors
- Maintain and utilize offensive tooling and lab environments; adhere to rules of engagement
- Deliver clear, detailed remediation guidance to Product/Engineering teams and support tracking and closure of critical findings
- Ensure all assessment activities, evidence, and reporting align with SAMA CSF and NCA ECC control objectives and audit expectations
Requirements
- Experience in executing offensive security assessments (red teaming, adversary simulation, penetration testing)
- Knowledge of SAMA CSF and NCA ECC requirements
- Ability to conduct controlled attack exercises on apps, cloud, APIs, and payment/merchant platforms
- Experience in advanced penetration testing and source code reviews
- Ability to deliver clear remediation guidance to Product/Engineering teams
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Role Summary
- The Cybersecurity Offense Specialist is primarily responsible for executing the organization's offensive security assessments by conducting advanced penetration tests to simulate realistic cyberattacks and proactively identify and exploit security vulnerabilities across systems, networks, and applic
Key Responsibilities
- Execute HALA's offensive security assessments (red teaming, adversary simulation, penetration testing) in alignment with SAMA CSF and NCA ECC requirements.
- Conduct controlled attack exercises on apps, cloud, APIs, and payment/merchant platforms to validate real world exploitability.
- Execute advanced penetration testing and source code reviews to identify deeply rooted vulnerabilities, and collaborate with Defense/SOC teams to validate and improve detections against these specific attack vectors.
- Maintain and utilize offensive tooling and lab environments; strictly adhere to rules of engagement to ensure safe testing with zero business disruption.
- Deliver clear, detailed remediation guidance to Product/Engineering teams and support the tracking and closure of critical findings.
- Ensure all assessment activities, evidence, and reporting align with SAMA CSF and NCA ECC control objectives and audit expectations.
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