Senior Penetration Testing Engineer

TLDR

Conduct comprehensive penetration testing and establish a robust penetration testing program to enhance the security posture of DigiCert's digital trust initiatives.

Who we are

DigiCert is a global leader in intelligent trust. We protect the digital world by ensuring the security, privacy, and authenticity of every interaction. Our AI-powered DigiCert ONE platform unifies PKI, DNS, and certificate lifecycle management, to secure infrastructure, software, devices, messages, AI content and agents. Learn why more than 100,000 organizations, including 90% of the Fortune 500, choose DigiCert to stop today’s threats and prepare for a quantum-safe future at www.digicert.com

 

Job summary

We're looking for a Senior Penetration Testing Engineer to conduct comprehensive security assessments and support our digital trust initiatives. You'll perform hands-on penetration testing across our applications, infrastructure, and services while contributing to our organization's security posture and customer trust commitments.

 

What you will do

  • Help establish and mature our penetration testing program, methodologies, and standard operating procedures
  • Build relationships with stakeholders across product, engineering, and compliance teams
  • Create detailed testing reports and security recommendations
  • Support risk assessment activities and security control validation
  • Conduct comprehensive penetration tests against web applications, APIs, and mobile applications
  • Perform network penetration testing and infrastructure security assessments
  • Execute social engineering assessments and physical security evaluations
  • Test cloud environments and containerized applications for security vulnerabilities
  • Conduct red team exercises and adversarial simulations
  • Perform threat modeling and attack surface analysis for critical systems
  • Support digital trust initiatives and regulatory compliance requirements through security validation testing
  • Contribute to security certifications, audit processes, and customer trust commitments
  • Assess third-party integrations and vendor security postures

 

What you will have

  • 5+ years in penetration testing, ethical hacking, or offensive security
  • Previous experience with standing up a penetration testing program
  • Strong knowledge of web application security testing (OWASP methodology)
  • Experience with network penetration testing tools and techniques
  • Proficiency with testing frameworks (Metasploit, Burp Suite, Nmap, etc.)
  • Understanding of cloud security across AWS, Azure, or GCP platforms
  • Knowledge of compliance frameworks (SOC 2, PCI DSS, ISO 27001)

 

Nice to have

  • Security certifications (OSCP, CISSP, CEH, GPEN, GWEB)
  • Background in digital trust, privacy, or regulatory compliance
  • Red team or adversarial simulation experience
  • Scripting and automation skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash)

 

Benefits

  • Generous time off policies
  • Top shelf benefits
  • Education, wellness and lifestyle support

 

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Benefits

Education, wellness, and lifestyle support

Paid Time Off

Generous time off policies

DigiCert is a global leader in intelligent trust, providing organizations with comprehensive solutions to protect their digital interactions. Through our AI-powered DigiCert ONE platform, we deliver a suite of tools for managing certificates, DNS, and risk mitigation, ensuring secure and authentic digital experiences for businesses across industries.

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