Senior Penetration Tester / Red Team Engineer

Cognizant

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Work type
On-site
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$134,000–$154,500 / yr
Posted
12 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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About Cognizant

Cognizant is a multinational IT services and consulting company offering digital transformation, technology, and business process services. It serves clients across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries worldwide.

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TL;DR · Senior Penetration Tester / Red Team Engineer

The Senior Penetration Tester / Red Team Engineer joins the Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services Practice to conduct advanced offensive security assessments. This role involves simulating real-world cyberattacks to identify exploitable weaknesses and validate security controls across applications, networks, infrastructure, cloud, APIs, and endpoint environments. You will perform vulnerability assessments, simulate adversary scenarios, and identify misconfigurations or insecure code. Key responsibilities include developing Python and Bash scripts for automation, researching emerging threats, and providing remediation guidance to technical teams. You will utilize a technical toolkit including Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, Kali Linux, and Pentera. The work focuses on improving enterprise cyber resilience by analyzing attack paths, authentication, and authorization while ensuring compliance with OWASP, CVE/CVSS, and MITRE ATT&CK frameworks.

What you'll do

  • Conduct comprehensive penetration testing across web applications, APIs, networks, cloud environments, and mobile platforms.
  • Perform vulnerability assessments using automated scanning platforms and advanced manual testing techniques.
  • Simulate realistic adversary scenarios to evaluate authentication, authorization, and network defenses.
  • Identify and validate vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, exposed credentials, and insecure code across enterprise environments.
  • Develop Python and Bash scripts to automate penetration testing tasks and improve coverage.
  • Document technical evidence and risk impact while providing clear remediation recommendations to stakeholders.
  • Partner with technical teams to remediate identified vulnerabilities and validate fixes through retesting.
  • Research emerging threats, CVEs, and evolving offensive security methodologies to improve enterprise resilience.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of hands-on experience in Penetration Testing, Red Teaming, Offensive Security, or Security Engineering.
  • Expert-level experience conducting penetration tests across web applications, networks, APIs, endpoints, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure.
  • Strong expertise in vulnerability exploitation, attack-path analysis, credential security, authentication testing, and security control validation.
  • Advanced hands-on experience with tools including Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, Kali Linux, Pentera, and vulnerability scanners.
  • Strong scripting and automation skills using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar technologies.
  • Deep understanding of OWASP, CVE/CVSS, MITRE ATT&CK, network security, application security, and modern attack methodologies.
  • Ability to communicate vulnerabilities, business impact, and remediation priorities to both technical and leadership audiences.
  • Relevant certifications such as OSCP, OSEP, OSWE, GPEN, GXPN, CRTO, or equivalent offensive security certifications (preferred).

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