Overview:
**CAREERS TO SMILE ABOUT**
At PepsiCo, you'll discover a place where our mission is to create smiles around the world.
With a portfolio of more than 500 beloved brands including, Gatorade, Lay's and Quaker, our work touches millions of people every day.
At the heart of the company is a team of thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers who collaborate to innovate and turn ideas into action.
Driven by innovation and a focus on creating joyful moments through food and drinks, our decisions are guided by consumer centricity, creating opportunities for our associates to do meaningful work and make a lasting impact in the communities we serve.
Whatever your role, you'll be part of a integral community that values your ideas and empowers you to make an impact, on your career and on the world around you.
Our product portfolio, which includes 22 of the world's most iconic brands, such as Sabritas, Gamesa, Quaker, Pepsi, Gatorade and Sonrics, has been a part of Mexican homes for more than 116 years.
A career at PepsiCo means working in a culture where all people are welcome.
Here, you can dare to be you.
No matter who you are, where you're from, or who you love, you can always influence the people around you and make a positive impact in the world.
**Responsibilities**:
**The Opportunity**
Within the Cyber Fusion Center, the Offensive Security Team continuously evaluates PepsiCo's cyber security posture through penetration tests and red team engagements to proactively identify gaps and drive mitigations to minimize PepsiCo's cyber risk exposure.
This role will focus on supporting perimeter security, vulnerability disclosure, and bug bounty.
**- Your Impact**
As Senior Penetration Tester & Red Team Operator your scope would consist of
- Generate accurate, concise, and actionable penetration test reports.




- Peer review reports for quality and accuracy.
- Validate the effectiveness of remediation efforts.
- Triage and schedule incoming penetration test requests.
- Lead scoping calls.
- Participate in purple team exercises by reproducing techniques of known threat actors across multiple tactics categories.
- Lead complex red team exercises across complex environments and all phases of the kill chain.
- Design, deploy, monitor and maintain resilient C2 infrastructure.
- Design and execute social engineering engagements.
- Generate red team reports.
- Create custom malware.
- Manage third-party pen test and red team engagements to ensure high-quality products and deliverables.
- Support Incident Response during security incidents as needed.
- Validate bug bounty findings.
- Validate perimeter assets for exposure to known vulnerabilities.
- Perform OSINT and related discovery activities.
- Establish and grow relationships with key stakeholder inside and outside of Information Security.
- Serve as SME for at least one technology.
- Coach lower levels.
- Update the team's operational processes as needed and participate in overall knowledge base improvement.
- Provide feedback about and update as needed the operational processes and procedures.
- Maintain a professional communicative relationship with other associates and management.
- Provide timely,



comprehensive and accurate information to Information Security leadership in both written and verbal communications.
- Develop the requisite expertise, knowledge, and ability to perform independently.
- Participation in after-hours activities when required.
- Collaborate with CFC teams on project execution and PepsiCo security improvements.
- Ensure team success through organizational, functional, and team alignment towards team mission and objectives.
**- Accountabilities**
- Execute on projects, objectives, and deliverables in alignments with team vision, mission, and goals.
- Routinely develop and update offensive security documentation, processes, and technologies to adapt to emerging threat landscape.
- Develop automation to scale global offensive capabilities and operational resiliency.
- Collaborate with partner teams, service owners, and senior leadership to influence, prioritize, and drive the resolution of discovered security findings.
- Create and deliver trainings; and participate in security reviews, audits, on-site engagements, and support incidents after-hours when required.
Qualifications:
**Who Are We Looking For?
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- Bachelor's degree in information technology, related field or equivalent work experience in a hands-on, technical role plus 6-7 years of experience in a hands-on, technical information security role.
At least 3 years of experience in offensive security, DFIR, Application Security, or Vulnerability Management
- Working knowledge of aligning threat and vulnerability management efforts to frameworks and control objectives - MITRE ATT&CK;, NIST CSF, ISO*****, CIS, OWASP.
- Information Security certifications such as OSCP, OSCE, GPEN, GWAPT or GXPN are required.
- Proficient with security tools (Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, bloodhound, etc

📌 Senior Penetration Tester & Red Team Operator (Xico)
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