Senior Penetration Tester
Core
Senior Penetration Tester establishing and scaling Packetlabs' Australian security practice, performing advanced web/mobile/API/infrastructure penetration testing, and mentoring junior staff.
Role type
Senior IC penetration tester (founding team member)
Builds
Production penetration testing reports, unified regional methodologies, and secure digital environments for clients
Domain
Cybersecurity / Application Security / Cloud Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Penetration testing (web/mobile/API/infrastructure), OWASP knowledge, attack proxy usage (Burp Suite), programming (C/C#/Python/Objective-C/Java/JavaScript/SQL), web services (XML/JSON/SOAP/REST/AJAX), AI/LLM security, false positive validation, technical documentation, client communication
Preferred skills
OSCP, OSWE, BSCP certifications, 3-5 years penetration testing experience, consulting experience
Technologies
Burp Suite, AngularJS, Python, Java, JavaScript, C#, C, SQL, XML, JSON, SOAP, REST, AJAX, AI/LLM frameworks
Responsibilities
Perform penetration testing across web/mobile/API/infrastructure, mentor intermediate/junior pentesters, set documentation and tooling standards, collaborate on cross-region projects, develop detailed remediation reports
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities