Senior Penetration Tester - Remote (3-Month Contract)

Matlen Silver; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Matlen Silver is seeking an experienced Penetration Tester for a fully remote, three-month contract. The role focuses on independent security assessments across applications, APIs, infrastructure, cloud, and AD, delivering high-quality findings within tight timelines.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in pentesting, strong offensive security skills, and proven ability to report clear remediation recommendations while communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on penetration testing, offensive security, red teaming, or related cybersecurity.
• Experience testing web apps, APIs, infrastructure, cloud, and Active Directory.
• Strong knowledge of attack techniques, assessment methodologies, and frameworks.
• Experience with industry-standard pentesting tools and techniques.
• Ability to deliver detailed reports with remediation recommendations.
• Capable of independent work, managing multiple assessments and deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct penetration tests across web apps, APIs, infrastructure, cloud, and AD.
• Identify, exploit, and validate security vulnerabilities using standard tools.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and testing per established methodologies.
• Validate remediation efforts and confirm issues are addressed.
• Develop professional pentesting reports with findings and risk descriptions.
• Manage multiple assessments and deliverables to meet deadlines.
• Communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Stay current with emerging attack techniques and security practices.

Skills

Penetration testing

Offensive security

Red teaming

Vulnerability assessment

Security reporting

Documentation

Web applications testing

APIs testing

Job description

Matlen Silver is seeking an experienced Penetration Tester for a fully remote, three-month contract. The role focuses on independent security assessments across applications, APIs, infrastructure, cloud, and AD, delivering high-quality findings within tight timelines.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in pentesting, strong offensive security skills, and proven ability to report clear remediation recommendations while communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.