Penetration Testing Engineer
Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Wed, Sep 30, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days
Job Summary
Executing deep, hands-on penetration tests across applications, platforms, and AI-powered systems, the full-time remote Penetration Testing Engineer will partner with engineering and AppSec teams to identify vulnerabilities and provide remediation guidance.
Key responsibilities:
- Conduct penetration tests on web applications, APIs, and cloud infrastructure, including AI/ML systems
- Perform manual exploitation techniques, focusing on business logic abuse and privilege escalation
- Produce detailed reports on security findings and collaborate with teams for effective remediation
Required qualifications:
- 2-4 years of hands-on experience in penetration testing or offensive security
- Experience with penetration testing in production environments using both manual and automated techniques
- Understanding of application security vulnerabilities and attack chains
- Ability to articulate exploitation mechanics and remediation steps to technical teams
- Familiarity with cloud security fundamentals and AI/ML-specific security risks
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