Sophos

Senior Penetration Testing Analyst

Sophos · India

Posted 8 days ago

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This role has been open
8 days
Sophos's roles stay open a median of 44 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
27% of Sophos's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Sophos
low
0 stale, 3 reposted of 112 open
Hiring momentum
165 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

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About this role

As a Senior Penetration Testing Analyst at Sophos, you will join the Red Team to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in client environments, focusing on either application security or network security. Your responsibilities will include conducting manual testing, producing detailed security assessment reports, and leading client communications throughout the engagement process. You will also need to stay updated on new threats and vulnerabilities while collaborating with your team and working independently.

Our read on this posting3.4out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
5/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Experience in penetration testing
  • Strong technical communication skills
  • Analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Proactive research on threats and vulnerabilities

Nice to have

  • Experience in both application security and network security

What you get

  • Remote-first working model
  • Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks
  • Annual charity and fundraising initiatives
  • Global employee sustainability initiatives
  • Global fitness and trivia competitions
  • Global wellbeing days

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • Focus areas are application security or network security, not both
  • Candidates are not expected to have experience in both focus areas

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Listed by Sophos on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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