# Penetration Testing

Skill · Cybersecurity

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/penetration-testing

Penetration testing (pen testing) is a cybersecurity practice in which ethical hackers simulate real-world attacks on a system, network, or application to identify exploitable vulnerabilities before malicious actors do. It is performed by security professionals using tools like Metasploit, Burp Suite, and Nmap, and is often required for regulatory compliance in industries handling sensitive data.

## Penetration Testing in the job market

- Open roles: 29
- Employers hiring: 22
- Last checked: September 13, 2026

## Asked for alongside Penetration Testing

Measured from the 29 open roles that name Penetration Testing, not from a curated list.

- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 12 roles (41.4%)
- [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-web-services-aws) — 9 roles (31.0%)
- [Microsoft Azure](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microsoft-azure) — 8 roles (27.6%)
- [Active Directory](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/active-directory) — 5 roles (17.2%)
- [Computer Forensics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/computer-forensics) — 5 roles (17.2%)
- [Kubernetes](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/kubernetes) — 5 roles (17.2%)
- [Threat Modeling](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/threat-modeling) — 5 roles (17.2%)
- [Go](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/go) — 4 roles (13.8%)

## Roles that use Penetration Testing

- [Cybersecurity Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cybersecurity-analyst) — 3
- [Senior Security Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-security-engineer) — 3
- [Cybersecurity Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cybersecurity-engineer) — 2
- [Information Security Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/information-security-engineer) — 2
- [Client Success Advisor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/client-success-advisor) — 1
- [Cybersecurity Consultant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cybersecurity-consultant) — 1

## Employers hiring for Penetration Testing

- [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — 5 open roles
- [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg) — 3 open roles
- [Udacity](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/udacity) — 2 open roles
- [American International Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/american-international-group) — 1 open role
- [Astranis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/astranis) — 1 open role
- [Axiom Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/axiom-space) — 1 open role

Related skills: [Metasploit](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/metasploit), [Ethical Hacking](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ethical-hacking), [OWASP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/owasp), [Burp Suite](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/burp-suite), [Network Security](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/network-security), [Vulnerability Scanning](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/vulnerability-scanning), [Secure Coding](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/secure-coding), [Threat Modeling](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/threat-modeling), [Kali Linux](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/kali-linux), [Application Security](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/application-security), [Nmap](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/nmap), [Web Application Security](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/web-application-security)

## Open roles requiring Penetration Testing (29)

- [Manager, Security Engineering](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cohere/1599cc22-313e-49c9-ac69-b365f5f8f227/application) at [Cohere](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cohere) — Full-time, United States, Canada, CA$320,000 – CA$385,000 (listed on Cohere's own careers site)
- [Global Security Engineer Offensive Operations (Remote or Onsite)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f7265a94-6de0-46f3-b26d-5360a508553b/global-security-engineer-offensive-operations-remote-or-onsite-at-crane-co) at [Crane Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crane-co) — Stamford, CT · Remote
- [Senior Information Security Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/94eabd09-f258-41c5-9b11-d51a65d37832/senior-information-security-analyst-at-country-financial) at [Country Financial](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/country-financial) — Full-time, Bloomington, IL, $94,400 – $129,800
- [Database Security Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c8f445b6-38bb-44b0-8031-bfbfbb8ecfda/database-security-engineer-at-american-international-group) at [American International Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/american-international-group)
- [Computer Network Defense Analyst (CNDA) Level 3](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d70f38a7-0387-431c-a00e-9fee90250997/computer-network-defense-analyst-cnda-level-3-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Full-time, Jessup, MD, $83,500 – $210,000
- [Offensive Security Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/2cfa7c53-e656-447a-9217-a75e557aeb45/offensive-security-engineer-at-lseg) at [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg)
- [Information Security Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/099a17a3-f37b-447c-8861-19c33d300188/information-security-engineer-at-intel) at [Intel](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/intel) — Full-time, $89,340 – $175,210
- [CAO Elite Client Success Advisor (Remote)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b7493477-b902-413a-abc6-5a30f8852358/cao-elite-client-success-advisor-remote-at-crowdstrike) at [CrowdStrike](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crowdstrike) — Full-time, Remote
- [Cybersecurity Application Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/80faf62b-ee1d-43c7-b4c1-bfceddacd64b/cybersecurity-application-engineer-at-axiom-space) at [Axiom Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/axiom-space) — Full-time, Houston, TX
- [Senior Application Security Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b7ef6647-2863-4c59-80a8-546e7f0ab756/senior-application-security-engineer-at-unity) at [Unity](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/unity) — DKK 702,200 – DKK 1,053,400

All 29 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=16fc4297-88b8-491b-8627-ab87c1f3387f