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.
Principal Security Researcher at MicrosoftUnited States · Remote$143k–$275k2d agoApply- Senior Offensive Security Engineer at AtariincNewcastle upon Tyne3d agoApply
Penetration Tester at NationwideSwindon4d agoApply
Ethical Hacker at Code Red RecruitmentSouth Africa · Remote5d agoApply
Public Facing Security Researcher at CertiKUnited States · Remote5d agoApply
Principal Security Researcher at GitLabRemote, Canada; Remote, Israel; Remote, United Kingdom; Remo$203k–$275k1w agoUnlock
Staff Offensive Security Engineer at SamsaraLondon, England, United Kingdom1w agoApply
Penetration Tester | Upto $2150 Part-time at MercorUnited Kingdom · Remote1w agoApply
Offensive Security Lead at SoFiCA - San Francisco; WA - Seattle; NY - New York City; UT - C1w agoUnlock
Senior Cyber Security Researcher at Akamai TechnologiesIsrael · Remote1w agoApply
AI Security Researcher/Research Engineer at BraveLondon2w agoApply
Junior Pentester at Software SecuredCanada · Remote$51k–$69k2w agoApply
Especialista Senior en Ciberseguridad Ofensiva / Ethical Hacker (Santiago) at Agtec Servicios Informa´TicosSantiago, Región Metropolitana2w agoApply
Senior Security Researcher at HexensUnited States · Remote3w agoApply
Offensive Security Lead at NebiusEurope · Remote3w agoApply
Penetration Tester (Only for GR Residents) at AI2CYBERGreece · RemoteAug 16Apply
Offensive Security Engineer at PalantirWashington, D.C.Aug 14Unlock
Junior Offensive Security Engineer at SatispayMilan, 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 CloudflareHybrid$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 II (Remote, DEU) at CrowdStrikeGermany, Ireland, Israel, Romania, UK · RemoteAug 5Apply
Offensive Security Engineer at ClickHouseEMEAAug 3Unlock- Ethical Hacker at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesMultiple Locations$107k–$140kJul 31Apply
Manager, Offensive Security at AsanaWarsawJul 28Unlock
GenAI Security Researcher (Open Ranks), Vulcan at AIFTChina; Japan; Singapore; South Korea; Taiwan · RemoteJul 24Apply
Senior Offensive Security Engineer at RobloxSan Mateo, CA, United States$197k–$243kJul 23Unlock
Offensive Security Agent Engineer at OpenAIUS - Remote$347k–$510kJul 22Unlock- Ethical Hacker - OT Security at Packetlabs Ltd.Canada · Remote$58k–$87kJul 20Apply
Red Team Engineer, Safeguards at AnthropicRemote-Friendly (Travel Required) | San Francisco, CA$320k–$405kJul 10Unlock
Staff Engineer - Offensive Security at TwilioRemote - US$183k–$229kJul 8Unlock- Security Researcher, Agentic AI Threats at OpenAISan Francisco · Remote$293k–$405kMay 18Unlock
Principal Offensive Security Engineer at PostmanSan Francisco, California, United States$275k–$300kApr 30Unlock
Ethical Hacker / Pentester at BC TecnologíaChileMar 18Apply
Staff Offensive Security Engineer at RobinhoodToronto, Canada$191k–$225kFeb 10Unlock- Offensive Security Engineer, Agent Products at OpenAIUS - Remote$347k–$510kOct 28Unlock
Senior Offensive Security Engineer at ChimeSan Francisco, CA, USA · Remote$181kAug 21Unlock
What 41 postings say
Computed from the live board on the date of the nightly build · 5 added in the last 7 days · median listing is 34 days old.
| Seniority | Live roles | State pay | Posted band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | 2 | 1 | — |
| Untagged (mid) | 24 | 7 | $124k–$363k |
| Senior / lead | 15 | 7 | $206k–$220k |
Seniority is read from posting titles; roles with no level in the title are counted as mid. Bands cover only postings that state pay, and only where five or more do.
Skills named most
- Cybersecurity83%
- Python46%
- LLMs / Generative AI37%
- AWS34%
- Model Evaluation32%
- LangChain / Agents29%
- Azure27%
- Kubernetes22%
Share of postings naming each skill, from the posting text itself.
Hiring the most right now
- OpenAI3
- Mercor2
- Packetlabs Ltd.2
- Microsoft1
- Atariinc1
- Nationwide1
Routes into penetration tester
The measured pivots that lead here, ranked by how much of the destination a typical origin profile already covers.
- Security Engineer → Penetration Tester70% readiness
- Sales Engineer → Penetration Tester47% readiness
More penetration tester searches
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Remote Penetration Tester jobs 24Penetration Tester jobs in North America 19Penetration Tester jobs in the United States 16Senior Penetration Tester jobs 15Penetration Tester jobs paying over $100k 13Penetration Tester jobs paying over $150k 12Remote Penetration Tester jobs in the United States 11Penetration Tester jobs in Europe 9Senior Penetration Tester jobs in the United States 8Hiring penetration testers?
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Quick answers
How many penetration tester jobs are open right now?
Right now there are 41 penetration tester openings on our board, and 5 of them arrived in the last seven days. 24 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 41 openings state a salary. Across those, the middle half of posted pay runs from $181k to $288k 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 (83% of postings), Python (46%) and LLMs / Generative AI (37%). 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 70% of what penetration tester postings ask for, and the route page lists the exact skills that make up the rest.
Listings backfilled from re-displayable sources (company career pages, remote-job boards, and public-sector postings), freshest first, refreshed with the nightly scrape. Each links out to apply at the original posting; PivotHop does not host applications. Salary shown where the posting states it.