Talents Tide
Senior Penetration Tester - Emirati
Abu Dhabi, UAEPosted 2 days ago
- Salary
- AED 20k–40k a month· Michael Page
- Job type
- Full time
- Level
- Senior
- Field
- Engineering & Technology
- Work mode
- On site
About the role
We are hiring for highly skilled Senior Penetration Tester, where you will play a key role in strengthening cyber resilience through advanced security testing and innovation. Key Responsibilities • Conduct vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and red team engagements. Perform application, mobile application, cloud, and source code security assessments. • Test cloud-native environments, Kubernetes, containers, APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). • Execute threat-informed security testing across SaaS, hybrid cloud, and identity platforms. • Review assessment reports and deliverables to ensure quality, consistency, and adherence to best practices. • Drive Innovation & Capability Development through security research, automation, framework development, and enhancement of cybersecurity testing services. Requirements • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field. • Minimum 4+ years of hands-on experience in penetration testing and offensive security. Proven expertise in: Vulnerability Assessments, Red Teaming, Application Security Testing Mobile Security Testing, Cloud Security Assessments, Source Code Reviews • Preferred Certifications OSCP / OSCP+, OSEP, OSWE, CRTO, CISSP, CARTP, CARTA, GWAPT, GPEN, GXPN
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
- Minimum 4+ years of hands-on experience in penetration testing and offensive security. Proven expertise in: Vulnerability Assessments, Red Teaming, Application Security Testing Mobile Security Testing, Cloud Security Assessments, Source Code Reviews
- Preferred Certifications OSCP / OSCP+, OSEP, OSWE, CRTO, CISSP, CARTP, CARTA, GWAPT, GPEN, GXPN
Responsibilities
- Conduct vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and red team engagements. Perform application, mobile application, cloud, and source code security assessments.
- Test cloud-native environments, Kubernetes, containers, APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Execute threat-informed security testing across SaaS, hybrid cloud, and identity platforms.
- Review assessment reports and deliverables to ensure quality, consistency, and adherence to best practices.
- Drive Innovation & Capability Development through security research, automation, framework development, and enhancement of cybersecurity testing services.
Skills
- Vulnerability Assessments
- Red Teaming
- Application Security Testing
- Mobile Security Testing
- Cloud Security Assessments
- Source Code Reviews
- Kubernetes
- Containers
- APIs
- CI/CD pipelines
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Threat-informed security testing
- Security research
- Automation
- Framework development
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