Penetration Tester

Akamai's Information Security team is responsible for safeguarding Akamai, its customers, and the Internet worldwide. Akamai is seeking an experienced application penetration tester to join its Product Security Penetration Testing team.

The Penetration Testing team performs application, network, mobile, and cloud assessments. In this role you will enhance the security of Akamai’s products by identifying and helping remediate vulnerabilities, collaborating with industry‑leading security experts on a global team.

• Collaborating with security and product teams to identify testing targets, define assessment scopes, and perform white‑box penetration testing on Akamai products
• Assessing risk vulnerabilities, communicating vulnerabilities to technical and non‑technical audiences, and providing remediation guidance to developers
• Re‑testing known vulnerabilities to validate that they have been fixed
• Developing custom tools as needed to effectively test Akamai products
• Supporting Akamai's bug bounty programs by triaging researcher submissions and coordinating report remediation with internal product teams
• Contributing to internal processes and documentation, sharing knowledge with team members

• Relevant experience with leading and performing penetration tests and/or red team engagements
• Experience testing web applications, mobile applications, client applications, cloud, and networks
• Proficiency in at least one programming language and understanding of common vulnerabilities, attack vectors, and frameworks
• Knowledge of how to remediate common vulnerabilities and ability to propose custom solutions based on application architecture and implementation
• Experience using tools such as Burp Suite and IDAPro and techniques like fuzzing
• Self‑driven, innovative, and highly motivated with solid self‑learning abilities
• Leveraging AI and LLMs to enhance static and dynamic analysis, and creating automation for code analysis and vulnerability discovery
• Collaborative working style and desire to work with a global team to improve the security of Akamai products

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Akamai Technologies is an affirmative action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity and provides equal opportunity for all qualified applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.

• Job Identification 2900
• Posting Date 04/21/2026, 07:55 AM
• Location:
  
  Centrum Biurowe Vinci, Krakow, Malopolskie, 31-323, PL (Remote)