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.
- Offensive Security Engineer at Direct employerUS - Remote$170k–$256k2d agoUnlock
- Sr. Security Researcher (Remote). at Direct employerUSA - Remote$85k–$120k2d agoUnlock
Security Researcher - Bot Detection Adversarial Research - USA at Bright DataUnited States · Remote3d agoApply- Senior Penetration Tester at Direct employerBangalore, Karnataka, India3d agoUnlock
- AI Security Engineer / Offensive Security Engineer - Technology at Direct employerMexico City · Remote4d agoUnlock
- Principal Security Researcher at Direct employerIsrael - Tel Aviv4d agoUnlock
Senior Penetration Tester - CTM at InstilBelfast5d agoApply
OT-Security Consultant / Penetration Tester (m/w/d) at Yekta IT GmbHDortmund · Remote5d agoApply- Penetration Tester at Direct employerAlexandria, VA$87k–$157k5d agoUnlock
- Offensive Security Specialist at Direct employerHyderabad, IN5d agoUnlock
- [EJV] Penetration Tester — AI Safety & Security at Direct employerHo Chi Minh, VN1w agoUnlock
- Offensive Security Intern (Summer 2027) at Direct employerBellevue, WA; Menlo Park, CA1w 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
- Pleno Offensive Security Analyst - Campinas/SP at Direct employerCampinas, São Paulo, Brasil1w 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–$275k2w agoApply- Senior Offensive Security Engineer at AtariincNewcastle upon Tyne2w agoApply
Penetration Tester at NationwideSwindon2w agoApply
Ethical Hacker at Code Red RecruitmentSouth Africa · Remote2w agoApply
Public Facing Security Researcher at CertiKUnited States · Remote2w agoApply- Cloud Pentester at Direct employerChantilly, Virginia2w agoUnlock
- Senior Offensive AI Security Researcher at Direct employerIsrael - Tel Aviv2w agoUnlock
Principal Security Researcher at GitLabRemote3w agoApply
Staff Offensive Security Engineer at SamsaraLondon, England, United Kingdom3w agoApply
Penetration Tester | Upto $2150 Part-time at MercorUnited Kingdom · Remote3w 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 BraveLondonAug 30Apply- Penetration Tester - TS/SCI with Polygraph at Direct employerUSA MD Bethesda$172k–$233kAug 28Unlock
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- Offensive Security Engineer (f/m/d) at Direct employerParis, Paris, FranceAug 20Unlock
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
- Offensive Security Specialist (m/f/d) at Direct employerSão PauloJul 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
What 68 postings say
10 added in the last 7 days
| Seniority | Live roles | State pay | Posted band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | 3 | 1 | — |
| Untagged (mid) | 39 | 10 | $122k–$203k |
| Senior / lead | 26 | 7 | $186k–$209k |
Level read from the title; pay where stated
Skills named most
- Cybersecurity82%
- Python47%
- LLMs / Generative AI35%
- LangChain / Agents32%
- AWS30%
- Model Evaluation29%
- Azure26%
- Linux26%
Share of postings naming the skill
Hiring the most right now
- Direct employer40
- Mercor2
- Packetlabs Ltd.2
- Bright Data1
- Instil1
- Yekta IT GmbH1
Routes into penetration tester
- Security Engineer → Penetration Tester78% readiness
- Sales Engineer → Penetration Tester46% readiness
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Quick answers
How many penetration tester jobs are open right now?
Right now there are 68 penetration tester openings on our board, and 10 of them arrived in the last seven days. 30 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?
18 of the 68 openings state a salary. Across those, the middle half of posted pay runs from $122k to $209k 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 (47%) and LLMs / Generative AI (35%). 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. 2 measured routes lead into penetration tester work. The closest is from security engineer: a typical security engineer profile already covers 78% 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.