Cybersecurity Analyst – VAPT (Chennai)

Company: Shieldbyte Infosec Pvt. Ltd.

Location:

Mumbai (Onsite)Experience: 1 – 8 Years

Certifications Required: CEH, OSCP, OSCP+ (Preferred)Employment Type: Full-Time

Shieldbyte Infosec Pvt. Ltd. is a CERT-In empanelled cybersecurity and compliance company headquartered in Mumbai. With a solid focus on innovation and security research, Shieldbyte has delivered cybersecurity services to 400+ global clients. We are seeking a highly motivated Cybersecurity Analyst – VAPT to join our offensive security team. The role involves conducting vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and security research across web applications, networks, APIs, cloud environments, and enterprise infrastructure.Responsibilities

Conduct Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) for web applications, mobile applications, networks, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.Perform manual and automated security testing to identify vulnerabilities and network penetration testing for internal and external infrastructure.Conduct web application security testing aligned with OWASP Top 10 and SANS Top 25 vulnerabilities.Perform Active Directory security assessments and privilege escalation testing.Conduct API security testing including authentication, authorization, and business logic and exploit vulnerabilities such as SQL Injection, XSS, CSRF, SSRF, RCE, IDOR, and authentication flaws.Develop detailed penetration testing reports with proof-of-concept (PoC) and remediation with client teams to validate fixes through re-testing and remediation advanced tools such as Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, Nessus, Nikto, SQLMap, and Wireshark.Perform security research and exploit development for emerging updated with latest vulnerabilities, attack techniques, and threat intelligence.Support red team exercises and adversary simulation engagements where required.Assist in security consulting engagements and c