Senior Red Team Operator, Applications
RegionUSA
Visa sponsorshipNot available
Job description
Job Description: - Run full kill chains against web, mobile, API, and thick/thin client applications
- Turn candidate findings into working exploits with clear evidence and distinguish real risk from noise
- Map the blast radius from application compromise through identity, cloud, and data
- Review source code for control-flow flaws, injection paths, and insecure design using AI-assisted analysis
- Perform static and dynamic analysis, binary reversing, runtime instrumentation, and API testing
- Translate tradecraft into techniques, decision logic, and evaluation data for AI agents
- Pressure-test AI swarm attack paths and identify naive or incorrect behavior
- Write scripts, tools, and plugins to extend offensive capabilities
- Deliver attack reports and debriefs for engineers, executives, and counsel
- Research emerging vulnerability classes, exploitation techniques, and AI-driven attacker tradecraft
- Balance concurrent operations and internal research with startup-level autonomy
Requirements: - Deep, hands-on application offense: web app and API exploitation beyond the OWASP Top 10, including business logic abuse, authentication and authorization bypass, and injection chains
- Depth in at least one additional attack surface: mobile, thick/thin clients, source code review, or reverse engineering
- Fluency with Burp Suite, Caido, ZAP, Frida, jadx, Ghidra, and IDA Pro
- Strong grasp of network protocols, client-server architecture, and application vulnerability classes
- Proficiency across Linux, Windows, and macOS
- Scripting in Bash, Python, or similar
- Experience using AI tools for recon, analysis, or tooling
- Ability to make time-sensitive human-in-the-loop judgments and explain reasoning to safety and engineering teams
- Self-directed, scrappy, and comfortable with ambiguity
- Ability to communicate complex attack chains to engineers, executives, and legal counsel
- Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship
- Ability to travel up to 20% for on-site engagements or client meetings
- Offensive automation or AI/ML experience is an advantage
- Offensive tooling experience is an advantage
- Bug bounty findings, CVEs, CTF wins, or application-security conference talks are an advantage
- Active use of PortSwigger Web Security Academy, Hack The Box, or TryHackMe is an advantage
- Relevant certifications such as OSWE, Burp Suite Certified Practitioner, GWAPT, CWES, eWPTX, eMAPT, or TCM Practical Web and Mobile Pentest tracks are an advantage
Benefits: - Full Health, Dental, & Vision Coverage
- Meaningful Equity Ownership
- In-Office Meals
- Haircuts at the Office
- Company Sponsored Conferences & Events
- 401(k), HSA, and FSA Plans
- Flexible PTO
first seen 2026-10-15 01:30:01 · last verified 2026-10-15 01:30:01
pentestcareers.com // breach the job market