Core Pentester - US Remote

The Cobalt Core is a community of highly skilled security pentesters who are passionate about what they do and strive to deliver quality work. This curated community is made up of security professionals with years of experience as well as talented pentesters who are eager to hone their trade and showcase their skills. They all have a strong drive to keep up-to-date on the latest vulnerabilities and exploits, and the tools and methodologies to find them.

Cobalt Core members believe that sharing ideas and collaborating with peers is the best way to achieve great results.

If you believe you would be a good fit to join the Cobalt Core, and are eager to contribute to the community and participate in the pentests running on the Cobalt platform, please apply.

If you are currently residing outside of the USA, please apply here.

• Based in the USA
• Minimum 4+ years of Pentesting or similar experience (mid-level)
• Respectful towards others
• Take pride in the work you produce
• Strong work ethic with attention to detail
• Desire to be an expert within your field
• Deep understanding of application security
• Ability to communicate effectively

• Perform manual penetration testing of web applications, APIs, internal and external networks, iOS and Android mobile applications
• Work as a member of a pentest team, collaborating and engaging directly with the client
• Document in detail the results of assessments, audits, tests, and verification activities
• Perform manual validation of vulnerabilities
• Perform mobile and web app pentesting for OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities.
• The following certifications are a plus:
  • CREST, Pen Test+, GPEN, CEH, OSCP, AWS, CISSP, eCPPT, eWAPT, OSCE, OSWE
• Please note that this is a freelance, part-time position available only to Pentesters residing within the USA.

• Work with and learn from other highly skilled security researchers
• Get to work on many different interesting projects and applications
• Make the internet more secure – one application at a time
• Professional and career development
• Get compensated for your time and effort