How to match your resume to a Penetration Tester job description
We are looking for a Penetration Tester to run authorised penetration tests against applications and networks. You will document findings with reproducible proof and business impact, and retest fixes and advise engineering teams. Required: hands-on experience with Web application testing, Network penetration testing, OWASP Top 10, Exploit development, and working knowledge of Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap. Preferred: OSCP or CEH. Success in this role is measured by critical findings per engagement, remediation rate, retest pass rate.
Required skills to mirror
- Web application testing
- Network penetration testing
- OWASP Top 10
- Exploit development
- Threat modelling
- Report writing
- Privilege escalation
- Social engineering
Seniority ladder
- Junior Pentester
- Penetration Tester
- Senior Offensive Security Engineer
Title variants
- Ethical Hacker
- Offensive Security Engineer