Penetration Tester (AI-Enabled)

Hudson IT and Manpower; Chaska (MN); On-site; USD 117,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Hudson IT and Manpower is seeking an experienced penetration tester to leverage AI-enabled approaches for comprehensive security testing across web apps, APIs, networks, and cloud environments. You will identify vulnerabilities, perform controlled exploits, and craft detailed remediation reports for stakeholders.

The role requires 3+ years of hands-on testing experience, familiarity with Burp Suite, Nessus, and other tools, and the ability to communicate findings clearly to technical and

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in 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.
• Ability to identify, validate, document, and remediate security vulnerabilities.
• Knowledge of 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.
• Certifications such as CEH, OSCP, GPEN, or PNPT are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leverage AI/GenAI to accelerate penetration-testing activities, including reconnaissance, test-case generation, analysis, scripting, and reporting.
• Conduct security testing of web applications, APIs, networks, cloud environments, and other systems.
• Identify, validate, and document security vulnerabilities and weaknesses.
• Perform controlled exploitation to assess the impact and risk of identified vulnerabilities.
• Execute vulnerability assessments using manual and automated testing tools.
• Prepare detailed security assessment reports with actionable 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 practices and promote application security best practices.

Skills

Penetration testing

Vulnerability assessment

Cloud security testing

Secure coding practices

Tools

Burp Suite Pro

OWASP ZAP

Metasploit

Nessus

Qualys

Nmap

Wireshark

Kali Linux

Job description

• Hands-on experience with AI-enabled penetration testing.

Duration: 12+ Months Contract

Roles and Responsibilities

• Leverage AI/GenAI to accelerate penetration-testing activities, including reconnaissance, test-case generation, analysis, scripting, and reporting.
• Conduct security testing of web applications, APIs, networks, cloud environments, and other systems.
• Identify, validate, and document security vulnerabilities and weaknesses.
• Perform controlled exploitation to assess the impact and risk of identified vulnerabilities.
• Execute vulnerability assessments using manual and automated testing tools.
• Prepare detailed security assessment reports with actionable 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 practices and promote application security best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in 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.
• Ability to identify, validate, document, and remediate security vulnerabilities.
• Knowledge of 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.
• Certifications such as CEH, OSCP, GPEN, or PNPT are preferred.

Technical Skills

• API Security Testing and Network Penetration Testing
• Vulnerability Assessment and Management
• Cloud Security Testing (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Mobile Application Security Testing (Android/iOS)
• Active Directory Security Assessments
• Security Risk Assessment and Threat Analysis
• Security Tools: Burp Suite Professional, OWASP ZAP, Metasploit, Nessus, Qualys, Nmap, Wireshark, and Kali Linux
• Scripting: Python, PowerShell, and Bash/Shell
• Security Frameworks: OWASP, PTES, and NIST
• Security Reporting and Remediation Recommendations
• Compliance Standards: ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2

AI and LLM Security Requirements

• 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 AI agents using frameworks such as MITRE ATLAS.
• Experience using approved LLM/AI tools for test-case generation, reconnaissance analysis, vulnerability analysis, scripting, and report generation.