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Lead Penetration Test Engineer

US - NJ - VIRTUAL💼 Full-time💰 $135,000–$180,000🗓 2026-08-04 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead offensive security engineer conducting penetration tests, vulnerability assessments, and attack simulations across web applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments.

Role type

Senior IC penetration test engineer (offensive security)

Builds

Security testing capabilities integrated into CI/CD pipelines and validated security controls for client systems

Domain

Cybersecurity / Offensive Security / Cloud Security

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Penetration testing (manual & automated), Cloud offensive techniques (IAM abuse, container exploitation), Vulnerability management, Scripting (Python, Bash, Go, PowerShell), Security assessment tools (DAST, SAST, SCA), Threat intelligence analysis, Technical reporting

Preferred skills

AI/ML security and adversarial testing, MITRE ATT&CK framework application, Secure software development lifecycle, Java application security, Open-source community involvement

Technologies

Burp Suite, Nessus, Metasploit, Nmap, AWS, Azure, GCP, CI/CD pipelines

Responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive penetration testing of web applications and cloud environments; Develop custom scripts and tools to automate security testing; Collaborate with engineering teams to analyze vulnerabilities and develop remediation plans; Lead attack simulations and tabletop exercises; Research emerging threats and attack vectors; Communicate security findings and risk mitigation strategies to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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