Senior Cybersecurity Penetration Tester (f/m/div.)

Job Description

As a Senior Penetration Tester, you will play a central role in identifying, assessing, and mitigating security vulnerabilities across our digital ecosystem. You will lead complex technical evaluations spanning modern web applications, backend architectures, APIs, and cloud-native environments, helping engineering teams build resilient, secure-by-design solutions.

Your contribution to something big:

• Drive Offensive Security: Plan, scope, and execute comprehensive penetration tests on modern web applications, backend microservices, REST/GraphQL APIs, and cloud-native environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Threat Modeling & Architecture Review: Collaborate closely with development and DevOps teams early in the design phase to conduct threat modeling and review architectures, ensuring security is baked in from day one.
• Vulnerability Analysis & Exploitation: Perform deep-dive manual and automated vulnerability analyses, uncovering complex flaws like business logic bypasses, authorization failures, and server-side request forgeries.
• Technical Reporting & Remediation Guidance: Author high-quality, actionable technical reports that translate complex technical risks into clear business impacts, providing pragmatic remediation guidance to our engineering squads.
• Tooling & Innovation: Develop custom testing scripts and explore cutting-edge offensive workflows, including integrating AI-assisted security testing and LLM-augmented vulnerability analysis to maximize speed and coverage.

Qualifications

What distinguishes you:

Education

• Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience in offensive security.

Experience

• Hands-on experience (ideally 3+ years) conducting technical security assessments, with a strong focus on web applications, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.

Know how

• Offensive Security Expertise: In-depth knowledge of backend technologies, secure protocols, and security standards (e.g., OWASP Top 10, ASVS, WSTG, OAuth 2.0).
• Cloud & Modern Tech: Solid familiarity with assessing cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP), IAM configurations, container security (Docker, Kubernetes), and microservices.
• Tools & Scripting: High proficiency with industry-standard offensive tools (e.g., Burp Suite Pro, OWASP ZAP, Postman) combined with scripting skills (e.g., Python, Bash) to automate testing workflows.

Languages

• Excellent communication skills with fluency in English (written and spoken) to effectively present findings to both technical teams and business stakeholders.

Working Style and Methods

• An analytical and structured problem-solver who enjoys working collaboratively across cross-functional teams to build collective security resilience.

Personality

• A curious, continuous learner with a passion for offensive security, exploring new technologies, and a strong drive to mentor and share knowledge with others.

We also welcome (Preferred / Nice-to-have):

• Enthusiastic interest or experience in AI-driven offensive workflows (e.g., automated payload generation, LLM security evaluations).
• Industry certifications such as OSCP, OSWE, OSCE, CRTP, GWAPT, GPEN, or cloud-specific security certifications.
• Experience with source code reviews (SAST) in common modern languages (Java, Python, Go, TypeScript).

Additional Information

Work #LikeABosch includes:

⚖️ Flexible work conditions

🔀 Hybrid work system

🌐 Exchange with colleagues around the world

🧑‍⚕️ Health insurance and medical office on site (general surgeon, psychology, physiotherapy, general clinic)

📚 Training opportunities (p.e., technical training, foreign languages training) & certifications

📈 Opportunities for career progression and continuous professional development

💲 Access to great discounts in partnerships and Bosch products

🏋️ Sports and health related activities

💰 Flexible benefits platform

🅿️ Free parking lot

🍽️ Canteen

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Make it happen! We are looking forward to your application!