Penetration Tester Marcus & Millichap Hayward, CA

Filrsafekeep; Hayward (CA); Hybrid; USD 77,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Marcus & Millichap is seeking a freelance Penetration Tester in the Hayward, CA area who can own security testing end-to-end, mentor juniors, and collaborate closely with engineers on secure authentication, DAST, and deployment pipelines.

The role offers coaching, coverage, and hours designed to respect weekends in CA, with a compensation range of $77,000 to $112,000 per year and the option for remote work or relocation as needed.

Qualifications

• Willingness to relocate to Hayward, CA, or to make remote work.
• Proven leadership experience guiding junior-level initiatives.
• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information.
• Junior-caliber judgment about when to escape and when to absorb.
• The kind of reliability that earns you the hard assignments.

Responsibilities

• Implement secure authentication and authorization flows using Kubernetes Security.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong code-review culture.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Relationship Building-based applications.
• Untangle the DAST dependency knots that have slowed Hayward releases for months.
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time.
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with Kubernetes Security and Data Loss Prevention.
• Own a technology service end to end, from DAST schema to on-call rotation.

Skills

Leadership experience

Mentorship

Troubleshooting

Reliability

Judgment

Tools

Kubernetes Security

DAST tooling

Job description

This freelance Penetration Tester role at Marcus & Millichap suits the engineer who reads the changelog before upgrading and the docs before asking. Join Marcus & Millichap as a freelance Penetration Tester and take real ownership of Team Leadership work while earning $77,000 - $112,000 and growing your craft.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement secure authentication and authorization flows using Kubernetes Security
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong code-review culture
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Relationship Building-based applications
• Untangle the DAST dependency knots that have slowed Hayward releases for months
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with Kubernetes Security and Data Loss Prevention
• Own a technology service end to end, from DAST schema to on-call rotation

What You'll Bring

• Willingness to relocate to Hayward, CA, or to make remote work
• Proven leadership experience guiding junior-level initiatives
• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information
• Junior-caliber judgment about when to escape and when to absorb
• The kind of reliability that earns you the hard assignments

Marcus & Millichap grew up alongside its customers, scaling from a single Hayward room into the technology partner much of CA now trusts. Our Hayward team treats every retro like a chance to quietly upgrade how we operate.

This junior role pays $77,000 - $112,000 and surrounds it with coaching, coverage, and hours that respect your weekends in CA.

Stamped current this morning, the freelance opportunity awaits your application.

Come find out why people stay at Marcus & Millichap once they get here; the Penetration Tester door is open.