At Praetorian, we hire the top 1% of cybersecurity talent to tackle the toughest security challenges. As a team of elite offensive security engineers, we push the boundaries of what’s possible in adversary simulation, application security, cloud security, and beyond.

Praetorian is an expert-driven offensive security company whose mission is to prevent breaches before they occur. We help organizations shift from an "assume breach” mentality to adopting offensive security as a core strategy of prevention. Offense should inform defense.

From red teams to attack simulations to AI enabled offensive security, Praetorian’s human-led, tech-enabled suite of offensive security solutions allows organizations to proactively identify and remediate risk while staying in control of their constantly evolving attack surface.

If you’re looking for a place where technical excellence is the standard, continuous learning is encouraged, and impactful work is the norm, you’ve found it.

Explore our exciting New Hire Survival Guide to dive into Praetorian's mission, vision, values, and culture!

This role requires relocation to Austin, Texas for the first year of employment.

Core Responsibilities:

Provide technical assistance on challenging security projects for our Professional Services and Managed Services customers
Develop custom methodologies, payloads, exploits, and tools to ensure project success
Develop offensive capabilities based upon security vulnerabilities identified in consulting security projects.
Learn as much as possible about the industry and the work we do

Qualifications:

Deep passion for Offensive Security and Adversarial Engineering with a demonstrated ability to both break and build
Experience writing software and scripts using common offensive security languages such as Go (Golang), Python, PowerShell, Rust, or Bash
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics, or physics

+1 Qualifications:

Demonstrable contributions to vulnerability research, exploit development, and CVE assignments
Familiarity with AI prompt engineering to support tool development, script generation, payload creation, and adversary emulation
Capture-the-flag, CCDC, CPTC or other security related competitions
Notable achievements on testing platforms such as Hack the Box, TryHackMe, Portswigger, and/or bug bounty programs
Personable git repositories or verifiable open source contributions to popular offensive security projects that demonstrates both your passion and your coding chops
Security community experience via presentations, conference attendance, blogs, white papers and similar
Prior internships with cyber, startup, intelligence agencies, and/or high-tech companies
PNPT, BSCP, OSCP, CPTS, OSWE, OSCE, OSEP, OSED, CRTO, cloud certifications and similar

Desired Behaviors:

Fanatical passion for offensive cybersecurity and the challenges it presents
A love for the red, hard things, and tenacious grit
Customer centric focus with an obsessive need to wow and delight each customer
Ability to maintain high levels of output and work ethic
A relentless restlessness to improve one's self, one’s team, and one’s company with a strong desire to eliminate rote work through automation and ai
Personable individual who enjoys working in a team-oriented environment with high degrees of humility
Autodidactic attitude, that sees work a continuation of life long learning, with self-starter behavior, and independent study

At Praetorian, we’re not just looking for employees—we’re looking for mission-driven offensive security engineers who want to work alongside the best in the industry. Our team is dedicated to staying ahead of adversaries, uncovering vulnerabilities before they can be exploited, and enabling organizations to take control of their evolving attack surfaces.

Find out why the world’s leading companies trust Praetorian and join us in creating a future without compromise. Apply today!

We believe in clarity and fairness from the start. For candidates based in California, Colorado, Washington, and New York, the estimated base salary range for this role is $105,000–$140,000. Final compensation will be thoughtfully determined based on your skills, experience, and location. At Praetorian, we value diverse backgrounds and are committed to ensuring each offer reflects the unique strengths you bring to our team.

Praetorian is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Praetorian participates in employment eligibility verification as required by federal law.

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