Penetration Tester

Energy Innovation Corp; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 88,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits

Flexible contract hours

Job summary

Media Innovation Corp in Chicago, IL is seeking a mid-level Penetration Tester who can hold a Relationship Building design in their head yet see gaps. This contract role pays $88,000 - $126,000 and offers mentorship, benefits, and flexible hours.

You will automate tasks, own the SOC Operations workstream, keep phishing schemas backward-compatible, and guide reviews to prevent costly mistakes, while delivering outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience thriving in a self-directed, deadline-driven setting.
• Ability to translate SOC Operations complexity for a non-technical audience.
• Pattern recognition across technology engagements.

Responsibilities

• Automate manual Relationship Building chores.
• Own the mid-level SOC Operations workstream.
• Keep Phishing Simulation schemas backward-compatible.
• Refactor a critical technology module.
• Spot entrepreneurial Relationship Building anti-patterns in reviews.
• Harden Vulnerability Assessment auth for audits.
• Lead design reviews to catch costly mistakes.
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems.

Skills

Self-directed

Deadline-driven

SOC Operations

Pattern recognition

Willingness to commute

Job description

Media Innovation Corp pays $88,000 - $126,000 for a Penetration Tester in Chicago, IL who can hold a Relationship Building design in their head and still see the gaps. The right detail-focused candidate will own outcomes, mentor peers, and earn $88,000 - $126,000 in this mid-level contract position.

Key Responsibilities

• Automate the manual Relationship Building chores that quietly drain Chicago, IL engineering hours
• Own the mid-level SOC Operations workstream that unblocks the rest of Media Innovation Corp's Chicago, IL roadmap
• Keep Phishing Simulation schemas backward-compatible so Media Innovation Corp never forces a breaking upgrade
• Refactor the technology module Media Innovation Corp has been afraid to touch
• Spot the entrepreneurial Relationship Building anti-pattern in review before it spreads through Media Innovation Corp
• Harden Media Innovation Corp's Vulnerability Assessment auth so the IL audit comes back clean
• Lead Relationship Building design reviews that catch the costly mistakes before Chicago, IL builds them
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging Malware Analysis and Relationship Building

What You'll Bring

• Experience thriving in a self-directed, deadline-driven setting like Media Innovation Corp
• The integrity to flag your own mistakes first
• Experience translating SOC Operations complexity for a non-technical audience
• Pattern recognition earned across many technology engagements
• Willingness to commute to Chicago, IL or work flexibly as needed
• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly
• Familiarity with the rhythms of a solutions-focused contract team

Media Innovation Corp sits at the intersection of Team Leadership and Vulnerability Assessment, quietly powering technology workflows from its Chicago base. Trust is the default setting at Media Innovation Corp; you have to actively spend it to lose it.

The whole offer in one line: $88,000 - $126,000, mentorship, benefits, and flexible contract hours that respect the life you have in IL.