How many penetration tester jobs are open right now?

There are 67 open penetration tester jobs at 41 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 7 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.

Which companies have the most penetration tester jobs?

Right now the most openings are at SixGen, Inc. (4), Stripe (3), SkyePoint Decisions (3), OpenAI (3) and SpaceX (3). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.

Are there remote penetration tester jobs?

29 of the 67 open penetration tester jobs (43%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.

What do penetration tester jobs pay?

The median advertised salary is $215K, based on 21 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $187K and $259K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.

How do I apply for penetration tester jobs?

Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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Penetration tester jobs

Penetration tester: a person in this job attacks a company’s own systems, with permission, to find the holes first. SixGen, Inc., CertiK, Chainguard, Elastic and GitLab have the most open roles with “Penetration tester” or a close variant in the title right now.

67 open roles · 7 posted in the last 7 days · 43% remote · 41 companies hiring · checked Nov 14 against employer career pages

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Can be done from home43%29 of 67 jobs

State the pay42%28 of 67 jobs

Are for beginners3%2 of 67 jobs

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What is a penetration tester job?: In a penetration tester job, a person attacks a company’s own systems, with permission, to find the holes first. 67 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.
How many penetration tester jobs are open right now?: There are 67 open penetration tester jobs at 41 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 7 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most penetration tester jobs?: Right now the most openings are at SixGen, Inc. (4), Stripe (3), SkyePoint Decisions (3), OpenAI (3) and SpaceX (3). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote penetration tester jobs?: 29 of the 67 open penetration tester jobs (43%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do penetration tester jobs pay?: The median advertised salary is $215K, based on 21 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $187K and $259K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
How do I apply for penetration tester jobs?: Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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