Penetration Testing Security Engineer Resume - Alex Martinez

Professional resume for Penetration Testing Security Engineer with ethical hacking expertise.

Alex Martinez

+1 (555) 901-2345 alex.martinez@email.com 7years Birth Date: 1991-08-27 male

Job Intention

Desired Position	Penetration Testing Security Engineer
Expected Salary	$140,000 - $175,000
City	Washington, DC

Self Evaluation

Certified ethical hacker with 7 years of experience in penetration testing and vulnerability assessment. Expert in web application security, network pentesting, and red team operations. Discovered 200+ critical vulnerabilities helping organizations strengthen their security posture.

Work Experience

SecureBank Corp.

2021-05

Department: Cybersecurity

Senior Penetration Tester

Lead penetration testing for banking applications and infrastructure. Conducted black-box, gray-box, and white-box assessments. Reduced critical vulnerabilities by 75% through proactive testing and developer training. Performed social engineering and phishing simulations.

Big Four Consulting

2018-09 - 2021-04

Department: Advisory Services

Security Consultant

Delivered security assessments for Fortune 500 clients across finance, healthcare, and retail. Performed web/mobile app pentests, API security reviews, and cloud security audits. Mentored junior consultants on OWASP Top 10 and secure coding practices.

TechCorp Industries

2016-07 - 2018-08

Department: IT Security

Information Security Analyst

Monitored SIEM and performed incident response. Conducted vulnerability scans and coordinated remediation. Implemented WAF rules blocking 10K+ attacks monthly.

Project Experience

Enterprise Red Team Exercise

2023-02 - 2023-09

Red Team Lead

Led comprehensive red team engagement simulating APT attack on enterprise network.

Responsibility Attack planning, exploitation, lateral movement, reporting, remediation guidance.

Achievement Discovered 15 critical zero-day vulnerabilities. Prevented potential $50M breach.

Payment System Security Audit

2022-06 - 2022-11

Lead Pentester

Conducted security assessment of payment processing infrastructure.

Responsibility Application testing, network scanning, API security, compliance validation.

Achievement Achieved PCI DSS compliance. Passed external audit with zero findings.

Education

Carnegie Mellon University

2014-09 - 2016-05

Master of Science , Cybersecurity

GPA: 3.85/4.0. Information Security Specialization.

University of Maryland

2010-09 - 2014-05

Bachelor of Science , Computer Science

GPA: 3.7/4.0.

Skills

Penetration Testing (Web/Mobile/Network) Tools (Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap) OWASP Top 10/SANS 25 Active Directory/Pentesting Cloud Security (AWS/Azure) Scripting (Python/Bash/PowerShell)

Certificates

2023-07

Advanced penetration testing certification

2023-03

Ethical hacking certification

2022-08

GIAC penetration testing certification

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