CareerPlan

Penetration Testing Engineer

USAFull-time$104k–$173k2026-10-19 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Implementing a Continuous Adversarial Testing (CART) program and conducting AI-assisted penetration tests for enterprise web applications, APIs, and cloud-native architectures.

Role type

Senior IC penetration testing engineer (AI-assisted security)

Builds

Autonomous testing platforms, repeatable application onboarding processes, and AI-enabled security assessment workflows.

Domain

Cybersecurity, application security, cloud security (AWS/Azure/GCP), and AI security.

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Penetration testing, API security (REST/GraphQL), cloud security, vulnerability validation, exploit development, security automation, threat modeling, technical documentation.

Preferred skills

AI-assisted security tools, LLM security, adversarial simulations, DevSecOps, secure design principles, security scripting, compliance frameworks.

Technologies

Burp Suite, Nuclei, Nmap, Metasploit, Postman, Kali Linux, AWS, Azure, GCP, CI/CD, WAF, Linux, Windows.

Responsibilities

Implement CART program operating models, validate findings from autonomous testing platforms, conduct AI-enabled penetration tests, integrate testing platforms with remediation workflows, identify complex attack paths, and mentor engineers.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC