Senior Penetration Tester

CoStar Group

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Arlington, VA
Salary
$115,000–$203,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
120 days ago
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About CoStar Group

CoStar Group is the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces, including CoStar, Apartments.com, and LoopNet platforms. Industry: Commercial Real Estate Data & Analytics

CoStar Group currently has 59 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $133,000–$190,000 across 59 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Penetration Tester

The Senior Penetration Tester joins the security team to evolve pentesting capabilities for internal and external processes, infrastructure, and applications. This role involves leading penetration tests on web applications and underlying infrastructure using manual and automated techniques. The successful candidate will develop test plans to validate vulnerabilities, demonstrate exploitability to engineering teams and senior leadership, and collaborate on purple team exercises. Key responsibilities include growing capabilities in cloud-native domains, performing secure code reviews, and recommending remediations for root causes. Required skills include proficiency in Python, PowerShell, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Go, alongside experience with Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Nmap, Bloodhound, and Metasploit. The role addresses security risks across Active Directory, AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and mobile applications, while staying current with adversary tradecraft.

What you'll do

  • Lead penetration tests on web applications and infrastructure using manual and automated techniques.
  • Develop test plans to validate vulnerabilities and demonstrate exploitability to engineering and leadership teams.
  • Participate in purple team exercises to validate preventative and detective controls against adversary techniques.
  • Expand pentesting capabilities for cloud-native domains, CI/CD pipelines, Active Directory, AWS, and Kubernetes.
  • Recommend remediations for root causes including code changes, architectural improvements, and control adjustments.
  • Perform secure code reviews to identify flaws in authentication, authorization, injection, and business logic.
  • Mentor engineers on offensive techniques and share knowledge regarding current attacker tradecraft.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university is required (preferably in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field).
  • Must have 6 years of total experience in a technical role, with at least 3 years focused on penetration testing or offensive security.
  • Must have demonstrated experience with web application and API penetration testing, including identifying and exploiting attack chains.
  • Must have experience writing reports that demonstrate vulnerability risk, business impact, and remediation paths to developers and senior leadership.
  • Must be able to perform secure code review to identify vulnerabilities in source code.
  • Must have scripting and programming proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or similar, and the ability to read code in C#, Java, JavaScript, or Go.
  • Must possess security certifications such as OSCP, OSWE, OSEP, GPEN, GXPN, or similar.
  • Must be currently eligible to work full-time in the United States.

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