Job Description

Must-Have Requirement

Hands-on experience with AI-enabled penetration testing.

Location: Chaska, MN (Onsite)

Duration: 12+ Months Contract

Roles and Responsibilities

Leverage AI/GenAI to accelerate penetration-testing activities, including reconnaissance, test-case generation, analysis, scripting, and reporting.

Conduct security testing of web applications, APIs, networks, cloud environments, and other systems.

Identify, validate, and document security vulnerabilities and weaknesses.

Perform controlled exploitation to assess the impact and risk of identified vulnerabilities.

Execute vulnerability assessments using manual and automated testing tools.

Prepare detailed security assessment reports with actionable remediation recommendations.

Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to resolve security issues.

Conduct security reviews to ensure compliance with organizational and industry standards.

Support secure software development practices and promote application security best practices.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

Minimum 3+ years of experience in penetration testing and vulnerability assessments.

Experience testing web applications, APIs, networks, and cloud environments.

Hands-on experience with industry-standard security testing tools and exploit frameworks.

Ability to identify, validate, document, and remediate security vulnerabilities.

Knowledge of secure coding practices and application security concepts.

Experience preparing security assessment reports and presenting findings to stakeholders.

Understanding of cybersecurity threats, attack methodologies, and defense mechanisms.

Certifications such as CEH, OSCP, GPEN, or PNPT are preferred.

Technical Skills

Web Application Penetration Testing (OWASP Top 10)

API Security Testing and Network Penetration Testing

Vulnerability Assessment and Management

Cloud Security Testing (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Mobile Application Security Testing (Android/iOS)

Active Directory Security Assessments

Security Risk Assessment and Threat Analysis

Security Tools: Burp Suite Professional, OWASP ZAP, Metasploit, Nessus, Qualys, Nmap, Wireshark, and Kali Linux

Scripting: Python, PowerShell, and Bash/Shell

Security Frameworks: OWASP, PTES, and NIST

Security Reporting and Remediation Recommendations

Compliance Standards: ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2

AI and LLM Security Requirements

Ability to assess prompt injection, insecure model/application interactions, sensitive information exposure, excessive agency, and other LLM application risks.

Ability to identify attack surfaces across models, data, applications, APIs, RAG pipelines, and AI agents using frameworks such as MITRE ATLAS.

Experience using approved LLM/AI tools for test-case generation, reconnaissance analysis, vulnerability analysis, scripting, and report generation.