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Hire vetted Penetration Testers and Red Team Operators who find what scanners miss across web, cloud, Active Directory and people. Shortlist in 48 hours; start in 4 working days.

  • Working in 4 working days
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  • Quality guaranteed in contract
  • No junior profiles

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Penetration Tester

Cybersecurity

AvailabilityShortlist in 48 h

Vetted Penetration Tester profiles free to start within 4 working days of signature. Counts appear in bands (5–⁠10, 10–⁠20, 20+); below 5 a role shows “Shortlist in 48 h” instead of a number.

Indicative monthly rate per seat

LevelExperienceFrom (USD / month)
Mid4–6 years5,120
Senior6–9 years6,730
Lead9+ years8,740

Quotation-based. VAT shown separately. View in SAR, AED, USD or EUR. Quotes valid for 30 days.

Includes the Cybersecurity practice rate of +15% on the base band.

In short

Remote Pro Ai provides vetted Penetration Testers and Red Team Operators who find what scanners miss across web, cloud, Active Directory and people. They run web, API, mobile, cloud and infrastructure tests, map AD attack paths with BloodHound, and deliver exploit-proven, risk-rated reports with remediation guidance.

Your Penetration Tester executes web, API, mobile, cloud and infrastructure penetration tests, and performs adversary emulation and purple-team exercises. Typical stack: Burp Suite, Kali, Cobalt Strike, BloodHound and Nessus.

Why teams are hiring this role now

Periodic penetration testing is mandated across Gulf and European finance: NCA, SAMA and PCI obligations require regular testing, and DORA brings threat-led testing to significant EU financial entities. Demand is moving from checkbox scans to adversary emulation and purple-teaming that prove whether defences detect and stop real attack paths.

Meet vetted Penetration Tester profiles

Illustrative profiles that mirror the vetted bench for this role. Names, employers, full gate scores and video introductions, where recorded, are shared after the click-through NDA.

  • Sample profileRP-6353

    Penetration Tester

    Senior8 years

    Stack
    • Metasploit
    • Nuclei
    • Burp Suite
    Gate scores
    Technical 3.6 / 4Communication 3.4 / 4
    Verified certifications
    OSCP
    Time zone
    GMT+2
    Languages
    English · Arabic

    Remote Pro Ai Vetted Verify credential RP-6353

  • Sample profileRP-4734

    Penetration Tester

    Lead10 years

    Stack
    • Burp Suite
    • Kali
    • Cobalt Strike
    Gate scores
    Technical 3.5 / 4Communication 3.6 / 4
    Verified certifications
    OSEP
    Time zone
    GMT+3
    Languages
    English · Arabic

    Remote Pro Ai Vetted Verify credential RP-4734

  • Sample profileRP-3115

    Penetration Tester

    Mid6 years

    Stack
    • Cobalt Strike
    • BloodHound
    • Nessus
    Gate scores
    Technical 3.8 / 4Communication 3.8 / 4
    Verified certifications
    CREST CRT
    Time zone
    GMT+2
    Languages
    English · Arabic

    Remote Pro Ai Vetted Verify credential RP-3115

Illustrative profiles that mirror the vetted bench for this role, anonymised. Names, employers, full scores and credentials are shared after the mutual NDA in the booking flow.

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What your Penetration Tester does from week one

  1. Executes web, API, mobile, cloud and infrastructure penetration tests

  2. Runs Active Directory attack-path and privilege-escalation assessments

  3. Performs adversary emulation and purple-team exercises

  4. Delivers exploit-proven, risk-rated reports with remediation guidance

  5. Meets NCA, SAMA and PCI periodic testing obligations

Toolset on our bench

  • Burp Suite
  • Kali
  • Cobalt Strike
  • BloodHound
  • Nessus
  • Metasploit
  • Nuclei

We test each capability in a live technical assessment scored by a practice lead. Nothing on this list is taken from a CV.

Choose the level you need

  • Mid4–⁠6 years

    Delivers well-scoped work independently within your architecture and standards.

    from USD 5,120/month

  • Senior6–⁠9 years

    Owns a component or workstream end to end, reviews code and mentors.

    from USD 6,730/month

  • Lead9+ years

    Sets technical direction, leads the squad and reports to your leadership.

    from USD 8,740/month

We never place junior profiles. A practice lead confirms every level, so the band you buy is the scope you get.

Certifications on our bench

  • OSCP
  • OSEP
  • CREST CRT
  • CEH

Typical certifications held by our Penetration Tester bench: OSCP · OSEP · CREST CRT · CEH. We verify every certificate with the issuing body before a profile reaches you, and list verified credentials on each profile card.

Remote Pro Ai information security: ISO/IEC 27001 certification in progress (target Q2 2027) · SOC 2 Type II planned for 2027. Evidence and policies are in the Trust Center.

Where this role adds the most value

  • Regulatory testing cycles
  • pre-launch assurance
  • red-team programmes

Not sure this is the right role? Describe the outcome you need and the Scope Agent maps it to roles, levels and a draft squad in minutes.

Describe your project

Results from a delivered engagement

A telecom operator, UAE

Case T-01

security operations & red-team programme

10 specialists · ongoing

Managed detection across cloud and network estates, quarterly red-team exercises and a DevSecOps pipeline

  • –60% P1 incidents year on year
  • quarterly red-team cycles
  • SIEM coverage of 100% of estates

Read the case study

How we vet every Penetration Tester

MatchIQ™ is our vetting and matching engine: 3.4% of applicants pass 5 gates. The live assessment for this role tests the 5 capabilities above against a realistic task, not trivia.

  1. Applications100%
  2. AI-assisted screen on stack, domain, seniority and time zone31%
  3. Live technical assessment scored by a practice lead9%
  4. Client-fit interview: communication, overlap, documentation habits5%
  5. Reference and credential check3.4%

Penetration Tester hiring FAQ

Self-serve bookings receive a shortlist within 48 hours and enterprise requests get named candidates within 72 hours. After you approve a profile and sign, your specialist is working within 4 working days, whether the request is on the bench, off-bench or on-site. When fewer than 5 Penetration Tester profiles are on the bench, we shortlist from the wider vetted network in the same 48 hours.

Pricing is quotation-based and depends on level, hours and any on-site, clearance or data-residency needs. Current bands: Mid from USD 5,120/month · Senior from USD 6,730/month · Lead from USD 8,740/month. VAT is shown separately, quotes can be viewed in SAR, AED, USD or EUR, and every quotation is valid for 30 days. The Squad Builder shows your quote instantly.

Remote Pro Ai is contractually responsible for quality. Raise it at any time: a replacement starts within 4 working days; the full handover completes in under 14 days. Your first engagement also begins with a no-bill trial, one per company: 5 working days on self-serve bookings and 10 on enterprise contracts.

This role is offered at Mid, Senior and Lead level. We never place junior profiles. A practice lead confirms each specialist’s level through a live technical assessment and reference checks, so the band on your quotation reflects scope the person has already delivered rather than a job title on a CV.

Typical certifications on our bench include OSCP, OSEP, CREST CRT and CEH, each verified with the issuing body. Certification is only the baseline: every tester also completes a practical exploitation exercise during vetting, scored by our cybersecurity practice lead. Web, cloud and Active Directory skills are assessed separately.

A penetration test finds as many exploitable weaknesses as possible within a defined scope and timeframe. A red-team exercise emulates a specific adversary pursuing an objective, testing detection and response as much as prevention. Purple-team sessions then work with your SOC to close the gaps.

Yes. Testers plan scope, rules of engagement and reporting to satisfy NCA, SAMA and PCI periodic testing obligations, and produce reports auditors accept: methodology, evidence, risk ratings and remediation guidance, followed by retesting to confirm each fix. Retest results are documented so auditors see the full lifecycle.

Every engagement starts with agreed rules of engagement: scope, testing windows, emergency contacts and stop conditions. Testers avoid destructive techniques on production unless explicitly approved, log every action and coordinate with your operations team, so business services keep running. Critical findings are reported immediately rather than held for the final report.

Your Penetration Tester, working in 4 working days

Add this role to a squad, see your quote instantly, and hold profiles free for 72 hours.

  • Build your squad online

    No card needed · 72 h free hold · No-bill trial: 5 working days self-serve, 10 in the Enterprise lane.

  • 20 minutes with a solutions architect

    No sales script.