Security Testing Engineer

Educational Requirements

Bachelor of Engineering

Service Line

Infosys Quality Engineering

Responsibilities

• Automation Testing
• Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver with Java or C#.
• Develop and execute automated test scripts for Web, API, and Enterprise applications.
• Build reusable automation libraries and utilities.
• Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform regression, smoke, sanity, and functional testing using automated frameworks.
• Analyze test results and provide detailed defect reports.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and QA teams to ensure quality deliverables.
• Participate in test planning, estimation, and test strategy discussions.
• Security Testing
• Perform comprehensive Security Testing and Assessment activities across applications, APIs, cloud environments, and supporting infrastructure.
• Execute Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), Vulnerability Assessments, and Security Validation activities using industry-standard tools and methodologies.
• Conduct manual and automated security testing to identify vulnerabilities related to authentication, authorization, session management, encryption, access controls, and business logic flaws.
• Assess applications against industry standards and frameworks such as OWASP Top 10, OWASP API Security Top 10, CWE, NIST, and SANS.
• Identify, analyze, prioritize, and document security vulnerabilities with detailed risk ratings, business impact analysis, and remediation guidance.
• Perform false-positive analysis, vulnerability validation, and retesting to verify remediation effectiveness.
• Collaborate closely with Development, Architecture, QA, and DevSecOps teams to promote secure coding practices and integrate security into the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Perform security reviews, threat assessments, and risk-based security evaluations for new and existing applications.
• Participate in vulnerability management activities including triage, tracking, risk acceptance reviews, and remediation validation.
• Prepare detailed security assessment reports and effectively communicate findings, risks, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Conduct false-positive analysis and provide remediation recommendations.
• Validate authentication, authorization, session management, encryption, and access control mechanisms.
• Support compliance initiatives and security governance requirements.

Additional Responsibilities

• Preferred SkillsExperience in IAM Security Testing (Saviynt, SailPoint, Access Governance testing).
• Exposure to Performance Testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner.
• Experience working in DevSecOps environments.
• Knowledge of container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Scripting knowledge in Python, PowerShell, or Shell scripting.

Technical and Professional Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in Application Security Testing, Vulnerability Assessment, and Security Validation.
• Strong hands-on experience with DAST tools such as Burp Suite Pro, HCL AppScan, Acunetix, Netsparker, or equivalent.
• Solid understanding of Web, API, and Cloud Security concepts.
• Knowledge of OWASP Top 10, OWASP API Security Top 10, CVSS, CWE, and Secure SDLC practices.
• Experience in vulnerability reporting, risk analysis, remediation validation, and stakeholder communication.
• Understanding of authentication protocols such as OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML, JWT, and MFA.
• Experience with Cloud Security (Azure/AWS/GCP) and container security assessments.
• Exposure to SAST, SCA/OSS Security Testing, API Security Testing, and Threat Modeling methodologies.

Preferred Skills

• Technology->Testing Technologyes->Test Automation Technology
• Technology->Java->Core Java
• Technology->Security Testing->Security Testing - ALL
• Technology->Automated Testing->Selenium-Java