Senior Penetration Testing Researcher
Core
Lead advanced penetration testing and vulnerability research across cloud, web, mobile, and AI-enabled systems to strengthen product security.
Role type
Senior IC security researcher (penetration testing & AI security)
Builds
Idira products and services
Domain
Cybersecurity, Cloud, AI/LLM security
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Penetration testing, vulnerability research, secure code review, offensive security, AI threat modeling, LLM security, prompt injection techniques, custom script development, automation, SAST/DAST (via careerplan.io/jobs/JR-023101-senior-penetration-testing-researcher-at-paloaltonetworks)
Preferred skills
Offensive Security certifications (OSCP, OSWE, OSEP, OSCE3), CVE disclosures, bug-bounty findings, security publications, military/intelligence unit experience
Technologies
SAST, DAST, AI coding assistants, automated exploitation frameworks, agentic frameworks
Responsibilities
Lead proactive penetration testing and vulnerability research; Discover and validate complex vulnerabilities using manual and automated techniques; Conduct security evaluations of AI architectures and LLM-powered applications; Own security research projects end-to-end; Build and customize scripts and automation tools; Partner with engineering to translate findings into mitigations; Evaluate emerging offensive security techniques and AI-assisted tools.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
