Penetration Tester

Ascendion; New Jersey; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Long-term disability insurance

Short-term disability insurance

Paid vacation time

Job summary

A leading digital engineering solutions company is looking for a Penetration Tester specialized in cloud-native services. The role involves executing penetration tests, assisting with security testing of APIs, and producing clear findings. Candidates should have over 2 years of experience, strong knowledge of IAM, AWS services, and proficiency in Python. Benefits include medical, dental, vision insurance, and a robust vacation policy. This position is based in Canada and offers competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in penetration testing, red teaming, or offensive security.
• Strong hands-on expertise with IAM, KMS, VPC, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Bedrock.
• Proficiency in Python and at least one scripting language (Go, Bash, or PowerShell).

Responsibilities

• Execute scoped penetration tests against cloud-native services and applications.
• Assist in security testing of APIs and data stores supporting Generative AI workloads.
• Produce clear, actionable findings with risk assessment and remediation guidance.

Skills

Penetration testing

Red teaming

Offensive security

IAM

Python

Network security

Tools

Burp Suite

Metasploit

Nmap

Prowler

Pacu

ScoutSuite

Job description

Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.

Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

• Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands
• Solve complex problems – and learn new skills
• Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
• Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

Experience a community of change makers!

Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

About the Role:

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute scoped penetration tests against cloud-native services and applications hosted on Bedrock/SageMaker.
• Assist in security testing of APIs, model integrations, and vector data stores supporting Generative AI workloads.
• Perform adversarial AI testing such as prompt injection, jailbreak attempts, and misuse simulations under defined test plans.
• Assess security controls including IAM permissions, KMS encryption, VPC networking, and logging configuration.
• Support threat modeling activities focused on AI misuse, data exposure, and privilege escalation risks.
• Produce clear, actionable findings with evidence, risk assessment, and remediation guidance.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in penetration testing, red teaming, or offensive security.
• Strong hands-on expertise with services (IAM, KMS, VPC, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Bedrock).
• Experience conductingcloud-native penetration testsand application security reviews.
• Familiarity with generative AI threats (prompt injection, data leakage, model inversion, adversarial inputs).
• Mandatory Proficiency in Python + Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Go, Bash, or PowerShell).
• Working knowledge of offensive security tools (Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap,Prowler, Pacu, ScoutSuite).
• Strong understanding ofnetwork security, authentication, and API security testing.

Desired Qualifications:

Salary Range:

The salary for this position is between $75000 – $80,000 Canadian Dollar annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits:

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• long-term disability insurance
• short-term disability insurance
• 5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State
• 10-15 days of paid vacation time
• 6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year
• Ascendion Learning Management System

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