Senior Penetration Tester – Offensive Security Expert

IBM; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Infrastructure & Technology seeks a Penetration Tester to assess IT security risk by visualizing network topology, preparing tests, and performing hacker simulations to demonstrate data compromise potential with PoC exploitation.

The role requires experience with OSCP or higher Offensive Security Qualification, and proficiency with common pentest tools and scripting for reporting and remediation recommendations.

Qualifications

• Penetration testing experience across OS, web apps and network infra.
• Experience with penetration testing tools like Nmap, Nessus, Metasploit, BurpSuite, Nikto, Tcpdump.
• OSCP or higher Offensive Security Qualification is required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct hacker simulations and visualize network topology to assess risk.
• Prepare tests, execute assessments, and demonstrate data compromise potential with PoC exploitation.
• Document findings and provide clear recommendations to fix vulnerabilities.

Skills

Penetration testing

TCP/IP Networking

Web security

Exploit development

Documentation & reporting

LLMs/AI tooling

Scripting (Python/PowerShell)

Education

Associate's Degree/College Diploma

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Nmap

Nessus

Metasploit

BurpSuite

Nikto

Tcpdump

Job description

IBM Infrastructure & Technology seeks a Penetration Tester to assess IT security risk by visualizing network topology, preparing tests, and performing hacker simulations to demonstrate data compromise potential with PoC exploitation.

The role requires experience with OSCP or higher Offensive Security Qualification, and proficiency with common pentest tools and scripting for reporting and remediation recommendations.