Engineer - Penetration Testing

About this role

AIBT seeks a Penetration Testing Engineer to identify and help remediate security vulnerabilities across the organisation’s IT infrastructure, applications, networks and cloud environments. The role involves conducting authorised security assessments and penetration tests, simulating attack scenarios, and providing actionable remediation recommendations. The candidate should have strong technical expertise in ethical hacking, vulnerability assessment, security testing methodologies and risk analysis, with a focus on responsible, authorised testing. The position targets someone with several years of hands-on penetration testing experience and familiarity with enterprise environments, regulated industries, or complex cloud setups. The employer aims to build Africa’s next generation of business, policy and tech leaders through practical, impact-driven learning. Location is not specified.

What you would do

• Conduct authorised penetration testing and security assessments across networks, web apps, APIs, mobile apps, cloud environments and enterprise systems
• Identify, exploit, validate and document security vulnerabilities within the approved scope
• Perform vulnerability assessments, security configuration reviews and controlled attack simulations
• Assess applications and systems for common security risks including OWASP Top 10
• Evaluate network security controls, authentication, access controls, encryption and configurations
• Carry out internal and external network penetration tests where authorised
• Use standard security testing tools to identify vulnerabilities and validate attack paths
• Perform manual testing alongside automated scanning to reduce false positives
• Assess cloud infrastructure for security weaknesses and excessive permissions
• Prepare technical reports with findings, evidence, severity, impact and remediation recommendations

What they are asking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, IT, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or related field
• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in penetration testing, vulnerability assessment or application security
• Experience conducting authorised penetration tests across networks, applications or cloud environments
• Practical experience with industry-standard penetration testing tools and manual validation of vulnerabilities
• Experience preparing professional penetration testing reports with evidence and remediation guidance
• Experience collaborating with IT operations, developers, and security teams to remediate findings
• Understanding of security testing methodologies, rules of engagement and responsible disclosure
• Experience with enterprise environments, regulated industries or complex cloud infrastructures is an advantage
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles, ethical hacking and testing methodologies
• Familiarity with cloud security testing across AWS, Azure or OCI

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