Security Engineer Pentesting
Avanciers Inc. · San Jose, CA · 4 days ago
On-siteInformation TechnologyContract
Key Responsibilities
- Application & API Security Testing
- Infrastructure & Network Penetration Testing
- AI/ML & GenAI Security Testing
- Red Teaming & Adversary Simulation
- Automation & AI-Driven Security Testing
Required Qualifications
- Experience 5+ years in penetration testing, red teaming, or offensive security
- Proven Experience Testing: Web applications, APIs, and infrastructure
- Strong knowledge of: OWASP Top 10 / API Top 10 OWASP Top 10 LLM Network and infrastructure pentesting Identity and Active Directory exploitation
- Experience With Tools Such As: Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap BloodHound, Mimikatz, Nessus
- AI Security Understanding Of: LLM architectures and GenAI use cases RAG pipelines, embeddings, and vector databases
- Experience With: Prompt injection testing AI red teaming or model security assessments Exposure To: LangChain, Semantic Kernel, or similar frameworks
- Programming Proficiency In: Python (required) Scripting (Bash/PowerShell)
- Ability To Develop: Custom testing tools and exploit scripts
Preferred Qualifications
- Certifications: OSCP, OSEP, or OSCE GPEN, GWAPT, or CRTO
- Cloud security certifications (AWS/Azure)
- Experience With: AI security research or tooling Bug bounty programs or red team operations