Executes day-to-day information security across corporate IT, platform, and product environments, maintaining ISO 27001 certification and advancing application security, vulnerability management, incident response, and customer compliance.
Senior Penetration Tester (AWS)
📜 Description
- Audit code across internal applications and infrastructure.
- Penetration test AWS cloud environments, infrastructure, and backend applications.
- Partner with detection engineering, threat intelligence, and incident response teams to assess controls and improve detection.
- Develop and maintain offensive tools, scripts, and automation frameworks.
- Support incident investigations with offensive security expertise, log analysis, and root cause reviews.
- Lead offensive security projects, mentor junior team members, and share threat research.
🛠️ Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in offensive security, penetration testing, red teaming, or a closely related field.
- Extensive experience with conducting code audits to identify and remediate security issues.
- Experience with binary exploitation.
- Mastery of AWS & specific attack techniques and configuration weaknesses.
- Strong understanding of adversary tactics and frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK.
- In-depth knowledge of web application security, including OWASP Top 10, ASVS, and common vulnerability categories.
- Proficiency using offensive security tools such as Burp Suite, nuclei and similar frameworks.
- Strong programming skills in Python, Go, or similar languages, with proven experience developing tools or automation.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical details as clear, risk-focused recommendations.
- A natural ability to think like an attacker - creative, determined, and skilled at assessing risk across complex systems.
✨ Benefits
- Remote-first global workforce + NY office
- Professional reimbursement program (facilitates industry conference attendance, certifications, and more)
- Medical, dental & vision coverage (US + some other countries)
- 401k retirement plan + company match (US only)
- Wellness stipend
- Home office set up / ergonomic equipment program
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