Senior Penetration Tester: Lead Cloud & App Security

Trust Recruit; Selangor; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A cybersecurity recruitment firm in Malaysia is looking for a Senior Penetration Tester to lead testing engagements. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in identifying, exploiting, and validating security vulnerabilities in web applications and cloud environments. With a minimum of 4–6 years of experience and relevant certifications, this role requires excellent report writing skills and the ability to present findings to technical teams. Offering a dynamic work environment focused on security excellence.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4–6 years of hands-on penetration testing experience.
• Proven experience leading penetration testing engagements independently.
• Strong report writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and perform penetration testing activities including web applications and APIs.
• Identify and validate security vulnerabilities using manual and automated techniques.
• Develop actionable penetration test reports and present findings.

Skills

Penetration Testing

Network Security

Report Writing

Technical Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Cybersecurity or equivalent

Tools

OWASP ZAP

SQLmap

Nikto

Job description

A cybersecurity recruitment firm in Malaysia is looking for a Senior Penetration Tester to lead testing engagements. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in identifying, exploiting, and validating security vulnerabilities in web applications and cloud environments. With a minimum of 4–6 years of experience and relevant certifications, this role requires excellent report writing skills and the ability to present findings to technical teams. Offering a dynamic work environment focused on security excellence.