Penetration Tester

Akamai Technologies

Application penetration tester enhancing security of Akamai's products through vulnerability identification and remediation. Collaborating with global security experts on testing and assessment.

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇵🇱 PolandMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborating with security and product teams to identify testing targets, define assessment scopes, and perform white-box penetration testing on Akamai products
Assessing risk vulnerabilities, communicate vulnerabilities to technical and non-technical audiences, and provide remediation guidance to developers
Re-test known vulnerabilities to validate that they've been fixed
Developing custom tools as needed to effectively test Akamai products.
Supporting Akamai's bug bounty programs by triaging researcher submissions and coordinating report remediation with internal product teams
Contributing to internal processes and documentation, share knowledge with team members

Requirements

What you’ll need

Have relevant experience with leading and performing penetration tests and/or red team engagements
Have experience with testing several of the following: web applications, mobile applications, client applications, cloud and networks
Be proficient in at least one programming language and understand common vulnerabilities, attack vectors and frameworks
Know how to remediate common vulnerabilities and be able to propose custom solutions based on application architecture and implementation
Have experience using tools like BurpSuite and IDAPro and techniques like fuzzing
Be driven, innovative individual who are highly motivated and possess solid self-learning abilities
Leverage AI and LLMs to enhance static and dynamic analysis, and create automation for code analysis and vulnerability discovery
Possess a collaborative working style and desire to work with a global team to improve the security of Akamai products

Benefits

Comp & perks

Your health
Your finances
Your family
Your time at work
Your time pursuing other endeavors

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Hard Skills & Tools

penetration testingred team engagementsweb application testingmobile application testingclient application testingcloud testingnetwork testingprogramming languagevulnerability remediationfuzzing

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationself-learninginnovationmotivation