Penetration Tester — Cloud, Web & App Security Pro

Cognisys; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Public holidays 12

Health insurance

Wellbeing platform access

£2,000 annual training budget

Referral bonus £2,000

Job summary

Cognisys is seeking a highly motivated Penetration Tester to join our cybersecurity team in South Africa. You will conduct assessments across networks, web applications, APIs, mobile apps and cloud environments, using both automated tools and manual techniques to identify and validate vulnerabilities.

You will communicate complex findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders, produce high-quality reports with practical remediation recommendations, and contribute to Cognisys'

Qualifications

• Hands-on penetration testing across networks, web apps, APIs, mobile apps and cloud environments.
• Experience with vulnerability scanning tools and manual testing/exploitation techniques.
• Ability to communicate complex findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience producing high-quality PT reports with actionable remediation recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct penetration testing across network, web application, API, mobile application and cloud environments.
• Simulate real-world attack scenarios to assess clients' resilience against cyber threats.
• Use automated tools and manual techniques to identify and validate vulnerabilities.
• Assess security controls and identify weaknesses and attack paths.
• Produce reports outlining vulnerabilities, risks and remediation steps.
• Present findings to clients and help prioritise remediation.
• Collaborate with colleagues to deliver client engagements.
• Keep up to date with emerging threats and tools.

Skills

Penetration testing

Network security

Web application testing

API security testing

Mobile application testing

Cloud security assessment

Report writing

Client communication

Threat modeling

Attack simulation

Tools

Vulnerability scanning tools

Manual testing

Job description

Cognisys is seeking a highly motivated Penetration Tester to join our cybersecurity team in South Africa. You will conduct assessments across networks, web applications, APIs, mobile apps and cloud environments, using both automated tools and manual techniques to identify and validate vulnerabilities.

You will communicate complex findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders, produce high-quality reports with practical remediation recommendations, and contribute to Cognisys'