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Penetration Tester - Consultancy

1757837
  • Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications
  • United States
  • Permanent
  • Enterprise Security
  • Penetration Testing


Keen to join a company that champions growth and development?

Join a premier global professional services and consulting leader delivering assurance, strategy, transaction, and technology advisory services across diverse industries. Through its dedicated Cybersecurity practice, the organization partners with enterprises to identify, assess, and mitigate complex risks, safeguarding critical systems, sensitive data, and digital infrastructure against evolving cyber threats.

The company is seeking a Penetration Tester to join its Cybersecurity team and support high-impact client engagements. Conducting authorized security assessments across enterprise environments, the successful candidate will identify technical vulnerabilities and deliver clear, actionable recommendations to strengthen organizational security defenses.

Ready to take your expertise to the next level? Get in touch today!


Responsibilities:

  • Conduct penetration testing across client environments, including internal and external networks, web applications, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.
  • Identify, investigate, and safely exploit security vulnerabilities to assess their potential impact on client systems.
  • Perform vulnerability assessments and security testing using industry-standard tools and methodologies.
  • Assess network infrastructure, operating systems, applications, and enterprise environments for potential security weaknesses.
  • Conduct security assessments across Active Directory, Windows, Linux, and other enterprise systems.
  • Execute testing activities in accordance with agreed scopes, rules of engagement, and client requirements.
  • Document findings, including proof of concept evidence, exploitation techniques, risk ratings, and potential business impacts.
  • Produce detailed penetration testing reports outlining vulnerabilities and practical remediation recommendations.
  • Work closely with client security teams, developers, and IT stakeholders to communicate findings and support remediation efforts.
  • Stay up to date with emerging vulnerabilities, attack techniques, security tools, and industry best practices.


Skills/Must have:

  • Previous experience working as a Penetration Tester, Ethical Hacker, Security Consultant, or within a similar offensive security role.
  • Hands-on experience conducting penetration tests across network infrastructure, web applications, APIs, or cloud environments.
  • Strong understanding of common vulnerabilities, attack vectors, and exploitation techniques.
  • Knowledge of the OWASP Top 10 and common web application security vulnerabilities.
  • Experience using penetration testing tools such as Burp Suite, Nmap, Metasploit, Kali Linux, or similar.
  • Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking, Windows, Linux, and enterprise security environments.
  • Familiarity with Active Directory security testing and common privilege escalation techniques.
  • Experience producing technical security reports and communicating findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and investigative skills.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a client-facing consulting environment.


Salary:

  • Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications

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