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AI security engineer

Evaluates network system security by conducting simulated internal and external cyberattacks to assess system security and identify weaknesses.

Chidi Martin“I identify security system weaknesses using penetration tests.”An example character, not a real person.
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Security engineer · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Identify security system weaknesses using penetration tests.
  2. Gather cyber intelligence to identify vulnerabilities.
  3. Identify new threat tactics used by cyber threat actors.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Penetration Testers” (O*NET 15-1299.04), as O*NET lists them:

  • Identify security system weaknesses, using penetration tests.
  • Gather cyber intelligence to identify vulnerabilities.
  • Identify new threat tactics, techniques, or procedures used by cyber threat actors.

Security engineer · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Amazon Web Services AWS software
  • Bash
  • C
  • C#
  • C++
  • JavaScript

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits

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