Careers at the Planet group

Product Security PenTester

na, IL na

Posted: 10/30/2025 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Cybersecurity Job Number: 638973 Is job remote?: Yes

Job Description


 

As a Security Associate Manager, you will evaluate customer applications and products security and advise them how to develop secure solutions. These could include operating systems, mobile frameworks, embedded devices, and cloud-based solutions. Successful Security Associate Manager can apply their security expertise to multiple domains, have experience leading teams, and possess an unending curiosity about technology. Our ideal candidate will be able to influence clients so they can achieve the right balance between their business needs and security requirements.

The Work

- Research and identify customer security vulnerabilities ensuring the highest service quality to the client
- Create and elaborate on security analysis reports and other relevant customer-facing documentation
- Engage in technical problem solving across multiple technologies, helping ensure customers develop secure applications and hardware.

- Use your cybersecurity knowledge to identify vulnerabilities and potential exploits known from your professional experience, security best practices and industry standards.

- Operate industry standard tooling (e.g. SAST) and conduct manual false-positive analysis

- Collaborate with members of the  team and with clients on understanding the business need of a product to provide actional feedback and recommendations. 

- Be curious and stay up to date with latest security threats impacting our world.
 
Qualification
Here’s What you Need 

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience penetration testing with security design and implementation

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience developing embedded firmware in C or Assembly

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience /knowledge of the Linux command Line interface & development environment.

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience /deep expertise in reverse engineering hardware, including skills such as firmware extraction, PCB analysis, and manual interfacing with SPI, UART, JTAG, I2C, etc… protocols.

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience/knowledge of side-channel and fault injection attacks, such as power analysis and glitching techniques.

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience/ability to communicate security risks and flaws across a wide range of technologies & audiences, both technical and non-technical

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience mentoring junior employees & help train new hires
     

    Bonus Points if you Have

  • Industry specialization

  • Professional consulting experience and background.

  • History of contributing to open-source projects or speaking at relevant professional conferences.

 
Apply Online

Send an email reminder to:

Share This Job:

Related Jobs:

Login to save this search and get notified of similar positions.
Let s Partner Together
Contact us today for expert talent solutions or career-defining opportunities.