Penetration Tester jobs
Live penetration tester openings from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source. What the role pays, across markets and seniority: penetration tester salary.
- [EJV] Penetration Tester — AI Safety & Security (with Joining Bonus) at Direct employerHo Chi Minh, VNTodayUnlock
Security Researcher - Bot Detection Adversarial Research - USA at Bright DataUnited States · RemoteTodayApply- Senior Penetration Tester at Direct employerBangalore, Karnataka, IndiaTodayUnlock
- AI Security Engineer / Offensive Security Engineer - Technology at Direct employerLatAm · Remote1d agoUnlock
- Principal Security Researcher at Direct employerIsrael - Tel Aviv1d agoUnlock
Senior Penetration Tester - CTM at InstilBelfast2d agoApply
OT-Security Consultant / Penetration Tester (m/w/d) at Yekta IT GmbHDortmund · Remote2d agoApply- Offensive Security Specialist at Direct employerHyderabad, IN2d agoUnlock
- Offensive Security Intern (Summer 2027) at Direct employerBellevue, WA; Menlo Park, CA6d agoUnlock
- Senior Offensive Security Engineer (Red Team) at Direct employerCalifornia - Remote$149k–$224k1w agoUnlock
- Senior Offensive Security Engineer at Direct employerBellevue, WA; Denver, CO; Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY$187k–$220k1w agoUnlock
- Security Researcher - Spanish/Portuguese Speaking at Direct employerUSA - Austin, TX$70k–$95k1w agoUnlock
AI Evaluations and Red-Team Engineer - Content Developer at JalasoftColombia · Remote1w agoApply
Principal Security Researcher at MicrosoftUnited States · Remote$143k–$275k1w agoApply- Senior Offensive Security Engineer at AtariincNewcastle upon Tyne2w agoApply
- Offensive Security Engineer at Direct employerRemote from the US$170k–$256k2w agoUnlock
Penetration Tester at NationwideSwindon2w agoApply
Ethical Hacker at Code Red RecruitmentSouth Africa · Remote2w agoApply
Public Facing Security Researcher at CertiKUnited States · Remote2w agoApply- Senior Offensive AI Security Researcher at Direct employerIsrael - Tel Aviv2w agoUnlock
Principal Security Researcher at GitLabRemote2w agoApply
Staff Offensive Security Engineer at SamsaraLondon, England, United Kingdom2w agoApply
Penetration Tester | Upto $2150 Part-time at MercorUnited Kingdom · Remote2w agoApply- Offensive Security Lead at Direct employerCA - San Francisco; WA - Seattle; NY - New York City; UT - C3w agoUnlock
Senior Cyber Security Researcher at Akamai TechnologiesIsrael · Remote3w agoApply
AI Security Researcher/Research Engineer at BraveLondon3w agoApply
Junior Pentester at Software SecuredCanada · Remote$50k–$68kAug 24Apply- Lead / Senior Offensive Security Engineer (Offsec AI Team) at Direct employerIsrael - Tel AvivAug 24Unlock
Especialista Senior en Ciberseguridad Ofensiva / Ethical Hacker (Santiago) at Agtec Servicios Informa´TicosSantiago, Región MetropolitanaAug 24Apply
Senior Security Researcher at HexensUnited States · RemoteAug 23Apply
Penetration Tester (Only for GR Residents) at AI2CYBERGreece · RemoteAug 16Apply- Offensive Security Engineer at Direct employerWashington, D.C.Aug 14Unlock
- Junior Offensive Security Engineer at Direct employerMilan, Italy · RemoteAug 11Unlock
Offensive Security Engineer at Sporty GroupEurope · RemoteAug 10Apply
Penetration Tester (Florida) at Packetlabs Ltd.United States · RemoteAug 10Apply- AI Security Research & Red Team Engineer at Direct employerHybrid$166k–$208kAug 10Unlock
Protocol Security Researcher at Ethereum FoundationEuropeAug 9Apply
Penetration Tester (m/w/d) - Remote at SwissitsecuritygroupGermanyAug 9Apply
Penetration Tester at WorkstreetPhilippines · RemoteAug 9Apply- AI Safety Red Teamer Expert at MercorDenmark · RemoteAug 8Apply
- Sr. Security Researcher at Direct employerGermany - RemoteAug 6Unlock
Sr. Security Researcher II (Remote, DEU) at CrowdStrikeGermany, Ireland, Israel, Romania, UK · RemoteAug 5Apply- Offensive Security Engineer at Direct employerEMEAAug 3Unlock
- Ethical Hacker at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesMultiple Locations$107k–$140kJul 31Apply
- Manager, Offensive Security at Direct employerWarsawJul 28Unlock
- Senior Red Team Engineer at Direct employerBangalore, IndiaJul 28Unlock
GenAI Security Researcher (Open Ranks), Vulcan at AIFTChina; Japan; Singapore; South Korea; Taiwan · RemoteJul 24Apply- Senior/Staff Security Researcher at Direct employerRemote - USJul 24Unlock
- Senior Offensive Security Engineer at Direct employerSan Mateo, CA, United States$197k–$243kJul 23Unlock
- Offensive Security Agent Engineer at Direct employerUS - Remote$347k–$510kJul 22Unlock
- Senior Penetration Tester at Direct employerHyderabad, INJul 22Unlock
- Ethical Hacker - OT Security at Packetlabs Ltd.Canada · Remote$57k–$86kJul 20Apply
- Principal Security Researcher - EDR (Windows) at Direct employerUnited States of America$200k–$230kJul 17Unlock
- Director, Offensive Security at Direct employerToronto, Canada$138k–$181kJul 16Unlock
- Offensive Security Lead at Direct employerRemote - EuropeJul 15Unlock
- Senior Product Security Researcher at Direct employerTel AvivJul 15Unlock
- Red Team Engineer, Safeguards at Direct employerRemote-Friendly (Travel Required) | San Francisco, CA$320k–$405kJul 10Unlock
- Staff Engineer - Offensive Security at Direct employerRemote - US$183k–$229kJul 8Unlock
What 58 postings say
10 added in the last 7 days
| Seniority | Live roles | State pay | Posted band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | 3 | 1 | — |
| Untagged (mid) | 30 | 8 | $83k–$213k |
| Senior / lead | 25 | 6 | $204k–$209k |
Level read from the title; pay where stated
Skills named most
- Cybersecurity82%
- Python51%
- LLMs / Generative AI39%
- LangChain / Agents33%
- AWS30%
- Model Evaluation30%
- Azure25%
- Linux25%
Share of postings naming the skill
Hiring the most right now
- Direct employer30
- Mercor2
- Packetlabs Ltd.2
- Bright Data1
- Instil1
- Yekta IT GmbH1
Routes into penetration tester
- Security Engineer → Penetration Tester71% readiness
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Quick answers
How many penetration tester jobs are open right now?
Right now there are 58 penetration tester openings on our board, and 10 of them arrived in the last seven days. 28 of them are fully remote (remote penetration tester jobs). The board refreshes every night, so the count moves with the market.
How much do penetration tester jobs pay?
15 of the 58 openings state a salary. Across those, the middle half of posted pay runs from $124k to $213k a year. We only count postings that state pay, so this is what employers are advertising today, not an estimate. For the fuller picture by seniority and market, see the penetration tester salary page.
What skills do penetration tester postings ask for?
The three skills penetration tester postings name most often are Cybersecurity (82% of postings), Python (51%) and LLMs / Generative AI (39%). Those percentages are simply how many of the postings we read mention each one, so you can see which are near-universal and which are nice to have. Every skill, defined: the glossary.
Can I move into penetration tester work from an adjacent role?
Yes, and we can tell you from where. 1 measured routes lead into penetration tester work. The closest is from security engineer: a typical security engineer profile already covers 71% of what penetration tester postings ask for, and the route page lists the exact skills that make up the rest.
Listings come from company career pages and public boards and link out to apply. Refreshed nightly.