Penetration tester jobs in the United States
66 open roles for penetration testers in the United States as of Nov 14, 2026. Dark Wolf Solutions, CertiK, OpenAI, SpaceX and Accenture Federal Services have the most. 21 are remote and the median advertised salary is $213K.
- Research Scientist, Open Benchmarks Red TeamSnorkel AI · 🇺🇸New York City, NY (Hybrid); San Francisco, CA (Hybrid); U…$200K - $340KRemotePythonMachine LearningLLM
- Offensive Security EngineerFinix · 🇺🇸San Francisco—GoPythonJava
- Novel Abuse Red TeamerOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$158K - $320K
- Sr. Security Engineer (Vulnerability Management)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—SeniorGoPythonGCP
- Security Engineer, Vulnerability ManagementLiveKit · 🇺🇸United States (Remote)$200K - $300KRemoteGoPythonTerraform
- Penetration TesterDark Wolf Solutions · 🇺🇸Ogden, UT, Salt Lake City, UT · +1 more location—GCPAzureLinux
- Senior Software Engineer, Pentest ExperienceHorizon3ai · 🇺🇸US, Remote$200K - $235KRemoteSeniorRustGoPython
- Vulnerability & Red Team LeadAccenture Federal Services · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$110K - $224KLead
- Staff Software Engineer, Pentest ExperienceHorizon3ai · 🇺🇸US, Remote$230K - $270KRemoteLeadRustGoPython
- Senior Security Research EngineerElastic · 🇺🇸United States$133K - $253KSeniorPythonC++Machine Learning
- WebApp Offensive Security Software EngineerHorizon3ai · 🇺🇸US, Remote$196K - $242KRemotePostgreSQLLLMJira
- AI Security ResearcherCogent Security · 🇺🇸Remote, US—RemotePythonLLMCI/CD
- Red Team Engineer, Product SecurityApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$160K - $200KLinux
- Senior Security ResearcherEndor Labs · 🇺🇸Remote US—RemoteSeniorRustPythonSnowflake
- Principal Red Team OperatorArmadin · 🇺🇸Palo Alto—LeadPythonGCPAzure
- AI Red Team ResearcherRealitydefender · 🇺🇸New York City$155K - $185KPythonPyTorchAI
- Principal Product Security ResearcherChainguard · 🇺🇸United States - Remote$201K - $226KRemoteLeadSnowflake
- Senior Penetration TesterSkyePoint Decisions · 🇺🇸8101 Odell Rd, Laurel, MD—SeniorAzureLinuxAWS
- Senior Technical Account Manager (Penetration Testing)Synack · 🇺🇸Remote in the US—RemoteSeniorPythonSQLBash
- Security Research, InternIllumio · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California - HQ$37 an hourInternPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Enterprise Security Engineer, Vulnerability ManagementOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$347K - $445K
- Security Research EngineerArtemis · 🇺🇸New York City—GCPAzureMachine Learning
- Offensive Security EngineerArtemis · 🇺🇸New York City$180K - $220KPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Senior Security Engineer, Vulnerability ManagementCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WA · +1 more location$165K - $242KSeniorRustGoPython
- Senior Offensive Security EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States · +1 more location$183K - $243KSeniorGCPAzureLLM
- Penetration TesterAccenture Federal Services · 🇺🇸Leesburg, VA$106K - $206K
- Member of Technical Staff, Vulnerability ManagementInferact · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $400K
- Senior Security Engineer, Offensive SecurityDocker · 🇺🇸United StatesCA$271K - CA$434KRemoteSeniorGoPythonGCP
- Security Engineer (Red Team)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Starbase, TX—RustGoPython
- Offensive Security EngineerStripe · 🇺🇸US - Remote$170K - $256KRemoteGoPythonGCP
- Security Engineer (Vulnerability Management)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Starbase, TX—RustGoPython
- Senior Penetration TesterDark Wolf Solutions · 🇺🇸Arlington, VA$155K - $170KSeniorGCPAzure
- Ethical Hacker / Penetration TesterMKS2 Technologies · 🇺🇸Albany, NY—PythonJavaSQL
- Security Research Intern (2027 Masters/PhD)Cylake Inc · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale—InternRustGoPython
- Director, Security ResearchSysdig · 🇺🇸Flexible - USA—RemoteLeadLLMLinuxKubernetes
- Security Engineer, Offensive SecurityAnthropic · 🇺🇸Remote-Friendly, United States; San Francisco, CA | Seatt…$300K - $320KRemoteGoPythonGCP
- Senior Application Security Engineer (Red Team)Altruist · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA · +1 more location$170K - $225KSeniorJavaTerraformKubernetes
- Principal Security ResearcherGitLab · 🇨🇦🇮🇱🇬🇧Remote, Canada; Remote, Israel; Remote, United Kingdom; R…$203K - $275KRemoteLeadRustGoPython
- Staff Offensive Security EngineerGreenlight · 🇺🇸Atlanta (Remote Friendly)—RemoteLeadGoPythonNode.js
- AI Security ResearcherApolloresearch · 🇬🇧🇺🇸London & San Francisco$214K - $280KLLMCI/CDAI
- Security ResearcherStrix · 🇺🇸New York—Python
- Red Team - CyberOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$198K - $320K
- Senior Product Manager, Secret Detection and Vulnerability ResearchGitLab · 🇺🇸Remote, United States—RemoteSenior
- Offensive Security Control Assessor Security Control Assessor RepresentativeDark Wolf Solutions · 🇺🇸Washington DC Metro Area$135K - $160KPostgreSQLDockerTerraform
- Managing Principal, Red Team OperatorArmadin · 🇺🇸Palo Alto—LeadPythonGCPAzure
- Security Researcher (Detection Systems)Cylake Inc · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$150K - $250KRustGoPython
- Software Engineer, Vulnerability ManagementStripe · 🇺🇸US - Remote—Remote
- Senior Information Security Engineer, Offensive SecurityGRVTY · 🇺🇸Boulder, Colorado, United States$175K - $250KSeniorLinux
- Principal Security Researcher - EDR (Windows)Huntress · 🇺🇸United States of America$200K - $230KLeadPythonC++C#
- Penetration Tester (RELOCATION BONUS AVAILABLE) - Ogden,UTDark Wolf Solutions · 🇺🇸Ogden, UT—GCPAzureLinux
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Questions about Penetration tester jobs in the United States
- How many Penetration tester jobs in the United States are open right now?
- There are 66 open Penetration tester jobs in the United States at 41 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 3 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 in the United States?
- Right now the most openings are at Dark Wolf Solutions (6), OpenAI (3), SpaceX (3), Horizon3ai (3) and Accenture Federal Services (3). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote Penetration tester jobs in the United States?
- 21 of the 66 open Penetration tester jobs in the United States (32%) 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 in the United States pay?
- The median advertised salary is $213K, based on 40 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $172K and $247K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
- How do I apply for Penetration tester jobs in the United States?
- 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.

















