Senior Offensive Security Engineer - Penetration Tester @ Klarna

Senior Offensive Security Engineer - Penetration Tester

Engineering - Engineering · Milan · Full-time · €63,236 EUR - €70,824 EUR

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What you will do

As a Senior Offensive Security Engineer at Klarna, you will be at the forefront of safeguarding our digital infrastructure and customer data. This position demands a blend of hacking skills, creativity, and a deep understanding of cyber threats. You will simulate sophisticated cyber attacks to identify vulnerabilities, ensuring Klarna's resilience against real-world threats.

• Conduct white-box and black-box penetration testing against internal and public-facing applications and assets.

• Manage, triage, and investigate Bug Bounty submissions and external pentest findings.

• Perform variant analysis on issues discovered through all channels.

• Research and perform security analyses on Klarna’s 3rd-party solutions.

• Develop tooling to support reconnaissance, automation, and metrics collection.

• Provide expert guidance to developers, product security teams, and SOC investigations.

• Spread awareness of offensive security practices via demos, workshops, and training.

• Assess the security of our tech stack and help mature Klarna’s security program.

Who you are

• Strong experience with penetration testing and technical security assessments.

• Experience identifying security issues in code, particularly within Java and Node.js.

• Experience with cloud environments, especially AWS and modern microservice design.

• Comfortable communicating findings clearly with concrete remediation recommendations.

• Skilled in Python scripting and automation.

• Self-driven, proactive, and engaged in advancing Klarna’s security culture.

• Industry-recognized certifications (e.g., OSCP, OSWE, CREST, GIAC, AWS).

• Active participation in CTFs and cybersecurity communities.

Awesome to have

• Collaboration within a diverse and innovative global team.

• Opportunity to work in Milan with a multicultural environment.

• Challenging scope with exposure to cutting-edge technologies.

Please include a CV in English.

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