Adversarial Fraud Engineer — Global Consumer Trust

Adobe; New York (NY); On-site; USD 139,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is seeking an experienced adversarial tester to identify how fraudsters exploit Adobe’s APIs, products, and customer journeys. You will design automated tests and scripts using Python to simulate fraud at scale, map attack paths, and identify control gaps.

You will work across Fraud Prevention, Product, Engineering, and Security to translate findings into stronger defenses and retests. A strong background in automation, SQL, and API security is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field with 8+ years hands-on industry experience.
• Strong software engineering or automation skills, with Python proficiency.
• Experience with REST APIs, HTTP, authentication, web apps, automation frameworks, and cloud systems.
• Experience building scripts/tools to test complex systems and behaviors.
• Must have Python, APIs/HTTP, automation, debugging, Git, data/SQL, understanding product architecture.

Responsibilities

• Conduct adversarial testing of Adobe’s products, APIs, and fraud controls to identify exploitable weaknesses.
• Recreate real-world fraud attacks to map attack paths and uncover control gaps.
• Design and build automated tests/tools to simulate fraud at scale using Python or similar.
• Develop test scenarios across account creation, payments, entitlements, APIs, and user journeys.
• Collaborate with Fraud Prevention, Product, Engineering, and Security to communicate findings and mitigations.
• Retest mitigations to ensure identified paths are addressed and document alternative methods.

Skills

Python

SQL

Adversarial testing

Debugging

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Browser automation

Cloud services

Security testing tools

Job description

Designs and executes adversarial testing to identify how fraudsters and other bad actors may exploit Adobe’s externally facing products, APIs, customer journeys, and fraud controls. Uses software engineering, automation, data analysis, and adversarial techniques to recreate real-world attacks, test defenses, and identify control gaps.

Partners with Fraud Prevention, Product, Engineering, and Security to translate findings into stronger defenses and retests mitigations to validate their effectiveness against evolving fraud and abuse techniques.

What you’ll do

• Conduct adversarial testing of Adobe’s externally facing products, services, APIs, and fraud controls to identify how they may be exploited by fraudsters and other bad actors.
• Recreate real-world fraud and abuse attacks to understand attack paths, identify control gaps, and determine how defenses can be circumvented.
• Design and build automated testing tools and scripts using APIs, Python or similar languages to simulate fraud and abuse scenarios at scale.
• Develop creative test scenarios across account creation, identity, payments, entitlements, APIs, and other customer and product experiences.
• Partner with Fraud Prevention, Product, Engineering, Security, and other teams to understand threats, communicate findings, and recommend mitigations.
• Test new and existing fraud controls to determine their effectiveness and identify opportunities to strengthen detection and prevention.
• Retest mitigations to validate that identified attack paths have been effectively addressed and identify potential alternative methods of circumvention.
• Document attack methodologies, findings, and recommendations and help build repeatable adversarial testing capabilities.
• Stay current on emerging fraud, abuse, automation, and AI-enabled attack techniques and apply those learnings to Adobe’s products and defenses.

What you need to succeed

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, plus 8+ years of hands-on industry experience.
• Strong software engineering or technical automation skills, with proficiency in Python or a similar scripting/programming language.
• Experience working with REST APIs, HTTP, authentication, web applications, automation frameworks, and modern cloud-based systems.
• Experience building scripts, tools, or automated workflows to test complex systems and behaviors.
• Must have: Python/similar programming, APIs/HTTP, automation, debugging, Git, data/SQL, ability to understand product architecture.
• Useful: JavaScript, cloud services, browser automation, authentication/identity systems, CI/CD, security testing tools.
• Strong understanding of fraud, abuse, cybersecurity, adversarial testing, or digital risk, with curiosity about how bad actors exploit products and controls.
• Strong analytical skills and experience using SQL, logs, telemetry, or other data sources to understand system behavior and evaluate test results.
• An adversarial mindset with the creativity and persistence to identify alternative attack paths and methods of circumventing controls.
• Ability to understand complex product architectures and work effectively with Product, Engineering, Fraud, and Security teams.
• Strong communication and documentation skills with the ability to translate technical findings into clear risks and actionable recommendations.
• Strong judgment and commitment to conducting adversarial testing safely, responsibly, and within established authorization and testing boundaries.

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.

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Expected Pay Range

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $139,000 -- $257,550 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

In California, the pay range for this position is $177,900 - $257,550

In New York, the pay range for this position is $177,900 - $257,550

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

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California

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Colorado

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There is no deadline to apply to this job posting because Adobe accepts applications for this role on an ongoing basis. The posting will remain open based on hiring needs and position availability.

Massachusetts

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