AI PEN Tester

Programmers.io; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Programmers is seeking an AI Pen Tester for a remote US-based contract role (06+ months). You will perform web/API/network/cloud security testing, identify vulnerabilities, and deliver risk-based remediation reports.

In addition to manual testing, you will leverage AI tools for reconnaissance, scripting, and reporting to advance secure development practices. Required 3+ years of pentesting experience, certifications (CEH/OSCP/GPEN/PNPT preferred), and familiarity with standard tooling (Burp,

Qualifications

• 3+ years in conducting penetration testing and vulnerability assessments.
• Experience testing web apps, APIs, networks, and cloud environments.
• Hands-on with standard security testing tools and exploit frameworks.
• Experience identifying, validating, and documenting vulnerabilities.
• Exposure to secure coding practices and security concepts.

Responsibilities

• Use AI/GenAI to accelerate penetration-testing activities including recon, test-case generation, analysis, scripting, and reporting.
• Conduct security testing of web apps, APIs, networks, cloud environments, and systems.
• Identify, validate, and document security vulnerabilities and weaknesses.
• Perform controlled exploitation to assess risk and impact of vulnerabilities.
• Prepare detailed security assessment reports with remediation recommendations.
• Collaborate with development and infra teams to resolve issues.

Skills

Security testing

Vulnerability assessment

Report writing

Threat modeling

Penetration testing

Education

CEH

OSCP

GPEN

PNPT

Tools

Burp Suite Pro

OWASP ZAP

Metasploit

Nessus

Qualys

Nmap

Wireshark

Kali Linux

Python

PowerShell

Bash/Shell

Job description

Title: AI PEN Tester
Location: USA (Remote)

Duration: 06+ Month contract role

Key Responsibilities

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in conducting penetration testing and vulnerability assessments.
• Experience testing web applications, APIs, networks, and cloud environments.
• Hands‑on experience with industry‑standard security testing tools and exploit frameworks.
• Experience identifying, validating, and documenting security vulnerabilities.
• Exposure to secure coding practices and application security concepts.
• Experience preparing security assessment reports and presenting findings to stakeholders.
• Understanding of cybersecurity threats, attack methodologies, and defense mechanisms.
• Relevant certifications such as CEH, OSCP, GPEN, and PNPT are preferred.
• Web Application Penetration Testing (OWASP Top 10) API Security Testing and Network Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessment & Management Cloud Security Testing (AWS/Azure/GCP) Mobile Application Security Testing (Android/iOS) Active Directory Security Assessment Security Risk Assessment and Threat Analysis Burp Suite Professional, OWASP ZAP, Metasploit Nessus, Qualys, Nmap, Wireshark Kali Linux and Security Toolsets Python, PowerShell, Bash/Shell Scripting Understanding of Security Frameworks (OWASP, PTES, NIST) Security Reporting and Remediation Recommendations Knowledge of Compliance Standards (ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, SOC2)
• Ability to assess prompt injection, insecure model/application interactions, sensitive information exposure, excessive agency and other LLM application risks
• Ability to identify attack surfaces across models, data, applications, APIs, RAG pipelines and agents using frameworks such as MITRE ATLAS
• Ability to use approved LLM/AI tools for test‑case generation, reconnaissance analysis, vulnerability analysis, scripting and report generation

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Uses AI/GenAI to accelerate penetration-testing activities, such as reconnaissance, test‑case generation, analysis, scripting, and reporting.
• Conduct security testing of web applications, APIs, networks, cloud environments, and systems.
• Identify, validate, and document security vulnerabilities and weaknesses.
• Perform controlled exploitation to assess the impact and risk of vulnerabilities.
• Execute vulnerability assessments using manual and automated testing tools.
• Prepare detailed security assessment reports with remediation recommendations.
• Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to resolve security issues.
• Conduct security reviews to ensure compliance with organizational and industry standards.
• Support secure software development and security best practices