Remote Penetration Tester & Offensive Security Consultant

CGVantage, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CGVantage is seeking an experienced Penetration Tester / Offensive Security Consultant to lead and grow our Offensive Security practice. You will simulate real-world attacks, identify weaknesses, and help clients strengthen defenses across networks, apps, and cloud environments.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in pen testing or red teaming, 5+ years in IT/security, and strong OWASP knowledge. Remote work with occasional travel across Canada and the U.S. is supported.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in IT or Information Security overall.
• 3+ years in penetration testing or red teaming (network, web app, or mobile).
• Deep knowledge of OWASP Top 10, vulnerability exploitation, and post-exploitation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Conduct full-scope penetration testing on networks, applications, cloud environments, and APIs.
• Simulate advanced adversary techniques to evaluate enterprise security posture.
• Deliver detailed technical and executive reports that tell the story behind your findings.
• Mentor and coach junior security testers and ethical hackers.
• Collaborate directly with clients, helping them understand vulnerabilities and prioritize remediation.
• Research and develop new testing methodologies, scripts, and tools for emerging technologies.
• Partner with sales teams on scoping, pre-sales demos, and client workshops.
• Occasionally travel to client sites across Canada for testing and assessments.

Skills

Penetration testing

Red teaming

OWASP Top 10

Vulnerability exploitation

Post-exploitation techniques

Cloud security

Threat assessment

Communication

Mentoring

Scripting

Tools

Burp Suite

Metasploit

Cobalt Strike

Nmap

Wireshark

Custom scripts

Job description

CGVantage is seeking an experienced Penetration Tester / Offensive Security Consultant to lead and grow our Offensive Security practice. You will simulate real-world attacks, identify weaknesses, and help clients strengthen defenses across networks, apps, and cloud environments.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in pen testing or red teaming, 5+ years in IT/security, and strong OWASP knowledge. Remote work with occasional travel across Canada and the U.S. is supported.