Lead Advanced Penetration Tester & Security Architect

Stellar Technologies; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellar Technologies in Dubai is seeking a Lead Advanced Penetration Tester with 6+ years of hands-on experience to head complex security assessments across web apps, APIs, mobile apps, networks, AD, and cloud environments.

You will lead testing engagements, identify and exploit critical vulnerabilities, produce technical reports, provide remediation guidance, and mentor junior testers while supporting scoping and pre-sales activities.

Qualifications

• 6+ years hands-on penetration testing experience.
• Strong expertise in advanced web app and API testing.
• Experience in internal and external network testing, AD, and privilege escalation.
• Certifications: OSCP or OSWE/OSEP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced penetration testing of web apps, APIs, mobile apps, networks, AD, and cloud environments.
• Identify and exploit complex vulnerabilities, business logic flaws and escalation opportunities.
• Perform advanced web app exploitation, source-code analysis, and security testing.
• Conduct technical reviews of assessment findings and reports.
• Define testing approaches, validate vulnerabilities, and provide remediation guidance.
• Lead client technical discussions, present findings, and support remediation activities.
• Mentor testers and contribute to methodologies and capability development.
• Support technical scoping, effort estimation, and pre-sales activities.

Skills

Penetration testing

Web app testing

API testing

Network testing

Active Directory

Privilege escalation

Reporting

Client management

Mentoring

Pre-sales support

Job description

Stellar Technologies in Dubai is seeking a Lead Advanced Penetration Tester with 6+ years of hands-on experience to head complex security assessments across web apps, APIs, mobile apps, networks, AD, and cloud environments.

You will lead testing engagements, identify and exploit critical vulnerabilities, produce technical reports, provide remediation guidance, and mentor junior testers while supporting scoping and pre-sales activities.