Penetration Tester in New York, NY

$130,000 – $165,000 per year12+ months | Contract (W2 / C2C)Hybrid, 3 days onsite/week4+ years of experience

Job ID: JP-2637 · DevGrid Staffing LLC

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About the work

You try to break into apps and systems, with permission, to find weak spots. This covers internal and customer-facing systems.

Your tasks

  1. Run penetration tests on networks, websites, APIs and mobile apps
  2. Find weak spots and try them out with Burp Suite, Nessus, Nmap and your own scripts
  3. Rank each finding by how easy it is to use and how much harm it could do, and give clear steps to repeat it
  4. Share results with engineering teams, then check that their fixes really work

Pay and benefits

Pay: $130,000 – $165,000 per year

Benefits: If you join on W2, you get health care (medical, dental and vision), a 401(k) with a company match, cover for life and short-term disability, a choice of FSA or HSA, paid time off and paid holidays. On C2C, these benefits do not apply.

Place and schedule

  • Location: New York, NY
  • Work model: Hybrid, 3 days onsite/week
  • Experience: 4+ years
  • Job type: 12+ months | Contract (W2 / C2C)

Who can apply for this job?

USC, GC, EAD, OPT, STEM OPT. H-1B transfer for qualified candidates.

Short forms in this line:

  • H-1B transfer: moving an H-1B you already hold to DevGrid Staffing LLC as your new employer.
  • STEM OPT: more OPT time that some science, technology, engineering and math graduates can get.
  • USC: U.S. citizen.
  • EAD: Employment Authorization Document: a card from the U.S. government that lets you work.
  • OPT: Optional Practical Training. It lets some F-1 students work in their field of study.
  • GC: green card holder: someone with the right to live and work in the U.S. for good.

Good to know: DevGrid Staffing LLC is an E-Verified employer, and OPT and STEM OPT candidates are the people we most want to hear from. DevGrid Staffing LLC sponsors H-1B for qualified candidates.

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  • Contract: the job has an end date, not an open-ended one. Here that is 12+ months.
  • W2: DevGrid Staffing LLC pays you as its employee and holds back tax for you.
  • C2C: you bill us through your own company instead of being our employee.
  • Hybrid: you split your week between the work site and home.
  • 401(k): a plan that helps you save for when you stop working. With a company match, the company puts money in too.