Remote Offensive Security Engineer | Penetration Tester

Jobot; New York (NY); Remote; USD 83,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot is seeking an Offensive Security Engineer/Penetration Tester in New York, NY. The role involves hands-on penetration testing across applications, networks, and infrastructure, with goal of identifying exploitable vulnerabilities and advising remediation.

You will collaborate with security and engineering teams, contribute to red team exercises, and produce detailed reports with risk assessments and actionable recommendations. Remote work is available as part of our consulting engagements.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in penetration testing, ethical hacking, offensive security, or related cybersecurity disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute manual and automated penetration testing engagements across applications, networks, systems, and infrastructure.
• Conduct security assessments to identify exploitable vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and weaknesses in existing security controls.
• Participate in red team exercises and simulated attack scenarios to evaluate security defenses.
• Analyze potential attack paths and assess vulnerabilities based on exploitability, likelihood, and potential business impact.
• Develop comprehensive penetration testing reports, including technical findings, risk assessments, and actionable remediation recommendations.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, engineering, development, and security teams to address identified vulnerabilities.
• Conduct validation testing to confirm the effectiveness of remediation efforts.
• Research emerging threats, attack techniques, vulnerabilities, and offensive security tools.
• Support ongoing security improvement initiatives designed to reduce risk and strengthen defensive capabilities.
• Present findings and recommendations to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Skills

Penetration testing

Offensive security

Red team

Burp Suite

Metasploit

Nmap

Nessus

Vulnerability assessment

Security tooling

Analytical thinking

Tools

Burp Suite

Metasploit

Nmap

Nessus

Job description

Jobot is seeking an Offensive Security Engineer/Penetration Tester in New York, NY. The role involves hands-on penetration testing across applications, networks, and infrastructure, with goal of identifying exploitable vulnerabilities and advising remediation.

You will collaborate with security and engineering teams, contribute to red team exercises, and produce detailed reports with risk assessments and actionable recommendations. Remote work is available as part of our consulting engagements.