Penetration Tester
On-site · Houston, Texas, United States or Tampa, Florida, United States
Job Summary
Plan, scope, and execute penetration testing engagements across a variety of environments, including web applications, APIs, cloud platforms, infrastructure, thick-client, and mobile applications. Collect prerequisites, perform manual and automated testing to identify vulnerabilities, document findings with risk assessments and remediation recommendations, and conduct peer reviews to ensure quality. Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and security teams to support remediation, stay current with threats, and contribute to improving testing methodologies and frameworks.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of hands-on penetration testing experience in offensive security
- Experience testing web applications, APIs, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), infrastructure, thick-client, and/or mobile applications
- Proficiency with industry-standard tools (e.g., Burp Suite, Nmap, Metasploit)
- Strong understanding of security assessment methodologies (e.g., OWASP Top Ten, NIST CSF)
- Ability to articulate systemic security issues and provide actionable remediation recommendations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical reports and stakeholder presentations
- Experience conducting peer reviews of penetration test reports
- Mentoring junior testers and contributing to team knowledge
- Continuous learner with up-to-date offensive security practices
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