Pentester Ético & Consultor de Seguridad Ofensiva — Mérida

Placements24; Mérida; On-site; MXN 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Paid time off

Professional development

Equipment provided

Retirement plan

Team events

Job summary

Excellent communication and documentation skills are essential to present results to clients and internal stakeholders, while maintaining high ethical standards. Relocation not required for Mérida-based work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in CS/cybersecurity.
• Minimum of 4 years of penetration testing or offensive security experience.
• Strong knowledge of OWASP Top 10, networks and OS concepts.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive penetration tests on web apps, APIs, networks and mobile apps.
• Identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations and potential exploits.
• Perform social engineering assessments and physical security tests as required.
• Develop detailed reports with findings, risk ratings and remediation steps.
• Collaborate with development and operations to remediate issues.
• Stay updated on latest testing techniques, tools, and threat intel.
• Develop custom scripts/tools to aid security assessments.
• Participate in security architecture reviews and offensive insights.
• Present findings and technical details to clients and stakeholders.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and ethical standards.

Skills

Penetration testing

Offensive security

Burp Suite

Metasploit

Nmap

Nessus

Python

Bash

PowerShell

OWASP Top 10

Report writing

Presentation skills

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

Burp Suite

Metasploit

Nmap

Nessus

Job description

Excellent communication and documentation skills are essential to present results to clients and internal stakeholders, while maintaining high ethical standards. Relocation not required for Mérida-based work.