5 days ago
Lead Penetration Tester
Alignerr
Hybrid
Contractor
$180,000
Hybrid
Job Overview
Job TitleLead Penetration Tester
Job TypeContractor
CategoryCommerce
Experience5 Years
DegreeMaster
Offered Salary$180,000
LocationHybrid
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Job Description
Role Overview
The Lead Penetration Tester evaluates system security through offensive testing, vulnerability identification, and exploitation workflows. This role focuses on replicating adversary behavior, documenting findings clearly, and validating mitigation strategies.
What You’ll Do
- Conduct penetration tests across applications, networks, and cloud systems
- Identify vulnerabilities and validate exploitability
- Perform post-exploitation analysis and summarize impact
- Document findings with clear severity assessments and remediation guidance
- Validate defensive assumptions and detection logic
- Support recurring red-team and purple-team engagements
Must-Have - What You Bring
- Strong background in offensive security or pentesting
- Experience with common exploitation frameworks, tools, and methodologies
- Ability to write clear, structured technical reports
Nice-to-Have
- Certifications (OSCP, OSWE, OSEP, etc.) welcome but not required
Key skills/competency
- Offensive Security
- Penetration Testing
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Exploitation
- Cloud Security
- Network Security
- Application Security
- Red Teaming
- Purple Teaming
- Technical Reporting
How to Get Hired at Alignerr
- Research Alignerr's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight extensive offensive security, penetration testing, and exploitation experience.
- Showcase technical prowess: Emphasize proficiency with exploitation frameworks and diverse security tools.
- Prepare for technical deep-dives: Expect questions on vulnerability analysis, cloud security, and post-exploitation techniques.
- Demonstrate communication skills: Be ready to discuss clear, structured technical report writing and remediation guidance.
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