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Penetration Testing Engineer, MTS

California - San Francisco, USFull-time$117k2026-10-14 → 2026-11-10

Core

Execute deep, hands-on penetration tests across applications, platforms, cloud infrastructure, and AI-powered systems to find and chain exploits.

Role type

Senior IC penetration testing engineer (offensive security)

Builds

Security posture improvements via remediation of critical vulnerabilities in web apps, APIs, and AI/ML systems

Domain

Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, AI/ML Security

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

manual exploitation, attack chaining, business logic abuse, privilege escalation, identity/access trust abuse, prompt injection testing, cloud security fundamentals, AI/LLM attack surface knowledge

Preferred skills

custom script/payload development, bug bounty participation, identity-centric security models, using AI/LLMs for offensive security

Technologies

Kubernetes, Docker, AI/ML systems

Responsibilities

Execute penetration tests on web applications, APIs, and cloud infrastructure; perform manual exploitation beyond automated tools; support engagements with scoping, execution, and risk assessment; produce detailed technical reports with remediation guidance

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC