Penetration Tester

StartupSphere; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 72,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

StartupSphere in Brownsville, TX is seeking a mid-level Penetration Tester to help shipping code securely. The role offers a salary of $72,000 to $103,000 with a growth ladder and mentorship that supports your adaptability.

You will build internal tooling to boost developer velocity, automate security audits, and collaborate with analysts to align CISSP models with real-world behavior. Commuting to Brownsville or flexible work options are possible.

Qualifications

• Experience in security testing or penetration testing in or near Brownsville, TX.
• Strong written communication to withstand email chains.
• Proven critical thinking and independent judgment.
• Curiosity and willingness to read documentation before asking.
• Familiarity with scalable workflows at StartupSphere or eagerness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity.
• Automate the manual Security Auditing chores that drain Brownsville, TX engineering hours.
• Carry a mentorship-focused Phishing Simulation feature through code freeze without breaking StartupSphere stability.
• Build SAML dashboards so StartupSphere's technology team stops asking engineers for numbers.
• Pair with technology analysts so StartupSphere's CISSP models match real behavior.
• Review pull requests and uphold engineering standards across the technology team.

Skills

Penetration testing

Written communication

Critical thinking

Curiosity

Workflow familiarity

Willingness to commute

Job description

Code that ships to millions starts as a pull request on someone's screen, and at StartupSphere we want that someone to be our next Penetration Tester. Rare is the mid-level opening that pairs $72,000 - $103,000 with the freedom to shape technology work the way this Brownsville one does.

Key Responsibilities

• Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity
• Automate the manual Security Auditing chores that quietly drain Brownsville, TX engineering hours
• Carry a mentorship-focused Phishing Simulation feature through code freeze without breaking StartupSphere stability
• Build SAML dashboards so StartupSphere's technology team stops asking engineers for numbers
• Pair with technology analysts so StartupSphere's CISSP models match real behavior
• Review pull requests and uphold engineering standards across the technology team

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated wins in technology work somewhere near Brownsville, TX
• Written communication clear enough to survive a forwarded email chain
• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment
• The kind of curiosity that reads the docs before asking
• Familiarity with StartupSphere-scale workflows, or the appetite to reach them
• Willingness to commute to Brownsville, TX or work flexibly as needed
• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics

StartupSphere earns its keep by making technology predictable, a detail-loving promise it has quietly kept across TX. New hires ship something real in week one, because we'd rather you learn by doing.

We back $72,000 - $103,000 with a growth ladder, a mentor invested in your Adaptability, and benefits that travel with you across Brownsville, TX.

This req breathes: refreshed hours ago and still very much alive.

The team in Brownsville, TX is one strong Penetration Tester away from complete, and that could be you.