Penetration Tester

MedCore Healthcare; Jonesboro (AR); On-site; USD 88,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

MedCore Healthcare in Jonesboro, AR is seeking a senior Penetration Tester who reads stack traces like headlines. You will own security testing efforts, monitor environments, and drive responsive threat detection in production.

The role emphasizes trust, hands-on expertise with Wazuh, vulnerability assessments, and container security. On-site relocation to Jonesboro is preferred, with 7+ years in technology and CISM experience.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on technology experience.
• On-site in Jonesboro, AR or willing to relocate.
• Experience with security monitoring and vulnerability assessments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor system health and set up alerting for agile production environments.
• Identify and address race conditions related to security during peak Jonesboro traffic.
• Wrangle Container Security config across environments so Jonesboro staging mirrors production.
• Optimize application performance, latency, and resource utilization at scale.
• Keep Vulnerability Assessment schemas backward-compatible so MedCore Healthcare never forces a breaking upgrade.
• Spike a CISM proof of concept fast when MedCore Healthcare needs a yes-or-no answer.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Vulnerability Assessment

Emotional Intelligence

CISM

Wazuh

Tools

Wazuh

Container Security

Alerting & Monitoring

Job description

We need someone who reads stack traces the way other people read headlines, and we're calling that someone a Penetration Tester. What sets the offer apart is trust — $88,000 - $123,000 and contract hours are nice, but the technology ownership is the headline.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor system health and set up alerting for agile production environments
• Catch the CISM race conditions that only surface under Jonesboro peak traffic
• Wrangle Container Security config across environments so Jonesboro staging mirrors production
• Optimize application performance, latency, and resource utilization at scale
• Keep Vulnerability Assessment schemas backward-compatible so MedCore Healthcare never forces a breaking upgrade
• Spike a CISM proof of concept fast when MedCore Healthcare needs a yes-or-no answer

What You'll Bring

• Proven Wazuh results, ideally seasoned in Jonesboro, AR
• Hands-on technology experience that holds up to follow-up questions
• Strong working knowledge of Analytical Thinking and Vulnerability Assessment
• Around 7+ years of hands-on experience in a technology role
• Prior experience working on-site in Jonesboro, AR, or willingness to relocate
• Comfortable owning projects from concept through delivery
• Working understanding of both Emotional Intelligence and CISM in real-world settings

You won't find MedCore Healthcare on every billboard, but inside technology circles across AR, this data-driven team is well known. The team trusts each other to do the right thing without constant oversight or micromanagement.

We frame the offer around growth: $88,000 - $123,000 today, mentorship now, benefits always, and the flexibility to live well in AR.

We are actively sourcing proudly-imperfect professionals for this senior role right now.