We're seeking someone to join our team as a Penetration Tester who will be an experienced cybersecurity professional with extensive experience of vulnerability management procedures, penetration testing/ethical hacking and risk mitigation.
 

In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities.

This is a Penetration Tester position which is part of the job family responsible for monitoring, detecting, and responding to security incidents to ensure the organization's systems and data are protected from actual and potential threats or breaches.

This position is ideal for a seasoned cyber professional who would like to broaden their skills and bridge the gap between deep technical knowledge and senior management engagement, strategy and risk management. The position will partner with team members, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), Risk Officers and senior management within all business areas to implement a secure technical environment.

The Cybersecurity organization's mission is to create an agile, adaptable organization with the skills and expertise needed to defend against increasingly sophisticated adversaries. This will be achieved by maintaining sound capabilities to identify and protect our assets, proactively assessing threats and vulnerabilities and detecting events, ensuring resiliency through our ability to respond to and recover from incidents and building awareness and increase vigilance while continually developing our cyber workforce.

The Cybersecurity organization's mission is to create an agile, adaptable organization with the skills and expertise needed to defend against increasingly sophisticated adversaries. This will be achieved by maintaining sound capabilities to identify and protect our assets, proactively assessing threats and vulnerabilities and detecting events, ensuring resiliency through our ability to respond to and recover from incidents and building awareness and increase vigilance while continually developing our cyber workforce.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Perform security assessments of targeted assets to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.

• Provide coverage of the key controls supporting cybersecurity with specific focus on penetration testing/ethical hacking processes.

• Participate in planning, testing, documentation, and determining effectiveness of the security controls across Morgan Stanley critical assets.

• Assist in the development and analysis of key metrics to identify trends in cybersecurity.

• Establish strong relationships with senior leadership, related controls groups and business groups.

• Share knowledge, techniques and toolsets within the team to build proficiency in the Cyber Security landscape.

What you'll bring to the role:

• At least 4 years’ relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role

• Significant experience with ethical hacking/penetration testing.

• Excellent understanding of defense-in-depth principles and network security architecture.

• Knowledge of the common attack vectors and associated mitigation controls.

• Knowledge of penetration testing principles, techniques and tools.

• Knowledge of vulnerability scoring systems (CVSS/CMSS).

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years.  Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.