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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Penetration Tester (Texas) - **Company:** Packetlabs - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Ajax (Programming Language), Software System Penetration Testing, Burp Suite, Software as a Service, Code Review, Cyber Security, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Fat Client, White-Box Testing, JSON, Open Web Application Security, Reverse Engineering, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Web Services, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Large Language Models, AngularJS, Restful APIs, Static Application Security Testing, Dynamic Application Security Testing - **Published:** August 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e37eebca3e7c0e56 ## About the Role + You have a customer-first mentality. Is a great communicator with clients, project managers, and teammates. Rapid responses and on time. + You deliver work that you take pride in. Your work is an autograph of your excellence. + You dig deeper into every finding. Doesn't stop until impact is proven. + You are comfortable being uncomfortable. Goes towards obstacles, not away from them. Consulting isn't your typical job and requires adapting to rapidly changing environments. + You are always learning. Cybersecurity is changing every day, and you need to keep up or want to keep up. Be deeply aware of your skillset and be willing to improve. + You are Self-motivated and dependable., o Solid working knowledge of programming languages, including C, C#, Python, Objective-C, Java, JavaScript, SQL, and frameworks like AngularJS. o Familiarity with web services and data exchange formats such as XML, JSON, SOAP, REST, and AJAX. o Understanding of AI/LLM weaknesses and flaws in applications. o Extensive experience/expertise in using an attack proxy (e.g. Burp Suite) + Preferred if you have 3 - 5 years of experience working in penetration testing and consulting + A graduate of a post-secondary college or university degree program. + Has at least two years of experience dealing with information security-related tasks. + Has professional qualifications (one or more): OSCP, OSWE, BSCP. ## Description * Your primary role is to perform penetration testing of web applications, mobile applications, thick clients, and APIs. * Source code review and whitebox penetration testing to prove the impact of application flaws. * Reverse engineering of mobile and thick client applications. * You sometimes chain application flaws to other areas, such as cloud and on-prem AD infrastructure. Opportunities for lateral movement into the infrastructure teams are limited and given at the manager's discretion. * Develop detailed reports on findings and remediations for impactful findings. You will learn to debrief these findings at both a technical and executive level. * Perform SAST and DAST on enterprise, SaaS, and custom in-house applications. * Experience in using scanners and knowledge of validation and elimination of false positives. * A strong understanding of OWASP in Web, API, Mobile, and AI/LLM is necessary, but you will be asked to go beyond. ## Related Videos - [How to Cause (or Prevent) a Massive Data Breach- Secure Coding and IDOR](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/39-how-to-cause-or-prevent-a-massive-data-breach-secure-coding-and-idor) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [How to Stop Choosing JavaScript Frameworks and Start Living](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/118-how-to-stop-choosing-javascript-frameworks-and-start-living) - [Tips and Tricks for Working with JSON](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1229-tips-and-tricks-for-working-with-json) - [Stand alone components in Angular](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/656-stand-alone-components-in-angular) - [Introducing JSON Structure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100219-introducing-json-structure) ## Related Articles - [9 Ways to Make Money Hacking](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/333-9-ways-to-make-money-hacking) - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [Dev Digest 134 - Where pixels sing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/477-dev-digest-134-where-pixels-sing) - [Understanding and Mitigating Common Web Vulnerabilities](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/565-understanding-and-mitigating-common-web-vulnerabilities) - [11 Best Practices For PHP Security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/90-11-best-practices-for-php-security) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers)