Junior AI-Powered Pentesting Engineer

kinosec.ai; Philippines; On-site; PHP 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Philippine statutory benefits

Mentorship from award-winning hackers

Certification and training support

Hands-on work on live AI pentesting

Trips to US office possible

Job summary

KinoSec, a cutting-edge autonomous offensive security startup in the Philippines, is seeking a passionate learner to join the team. You will work on our continuous learning technology, applying hacking skills and research to improve the platform with every engagement.

No prior experience is required; enthusiasm and quick learning are valued, as you contribute to pentesting across Zeus and Poseidon, while building small automation tools.

Qualifications

• Living in the Philippines and able to work full-time from our office.
• Willing to work a US time shift: 7:00 PM to 4:00 AM Philippine time.
• No prior experience required; passion for hacking matters more than resume.
• Comfortable in a fast-moving startup with shifting priorities.
• Eagerness to keep learning as the platform evolves.
• Familiarity with Active Directory and common AD attacks is a plus.
• Basic familiarity with web app vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10) and tools such as Burp Suite.

Responsibilities

• Work hands-on with KinoSec's continuous learning technology to sharpen the platform after each engagement.
• Contribute your hacking skills and research to help KinoSec learn from outcomes.
• Test the platform against new targets and techniques and help close gaps.
• Keep KinoSec updated as new vulnerabilities, CVEs, and attack techniques emerge.
• Support authorized pentests across Zeus and Poseidon platforms.
• Validate and reproduce vulnerabilities before they reach customers.
• Document findings with clear proof of concept, impact, and remediation.
• Build small automation tools in Python, Bash, or Go to speed up your work.

Skills

Passion for hacking

Self-learning

English writing

Team player

Ethical hacking

Tools

Burp Suite

BloodHound

Impacket

NetExec

Responder

Mimikatz

Rubeus

Go/Python scripting

Job description

KinoSec, a cutting-edge autonomous offensive security startup in the Philippines, is seeking a passionate learner to join the team. You will work on our continuous learning technology, applying hacking skills and research to improve the platform with every engagement.

No prior experience is required; enthusiasm and quick learning are valued, as you contribute to pentesting across Zeus and Poseidon, while building small automation tools.