About the role
Stellar Technologies is looking for a Lead Advanced Penetration Tester with 6+ years of hands-on experience to join our team in Dubai. This is a full-time role leading advanced penetration testing engagements across web applications, APIs, mobile applications, networks, Active Directory, and cloud environments.
What you'll do
- Lead advanced penetration testing of web applications, APIs, mobile applications, networks, Active Directory, and cloud environments
- Identify and exploit complex vulnerabilities, business logic flaws, privilege escalation opportunities, and chained attack scenarios
- Perform advanced web application exploitation, source-code analysis, and security testing
- Conduct technical reviews of assessment findings and penetration testing reports
- Define testing approaches, validate vulnerabilities, and provide actionable remediation recommendations
- Lead client technical discussions, present findings, and support remediation activities
- Mentor penetration testers and contribute to methodologies and technical capability development
- Support technical scoping, effort estimation, and pre-sales activities
What you'll bring
- 6+ years of hands-on penetration testing experience
- Strong expertise in advanced web application and API penetration testing
- Proven experience in internal and external network penetration testing, Active Directory, and privilege escalation
- Excellent technical report-writing, communication, and client management skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex assessments and mentor technical teams
Certifications
You hold either OSCP, or both OSEP and OSWE.
Nice to have
- Experience in technical scoping and effort estimation for pre-sales
- Experience presenting findings directly to client stakeholders
- Experience developing or improving testing methodologies
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Dubai
