Penetration Tester

Post Date

May 17, 2024

Location

Charlotte,
North Carolina

ZIP/Postal Code

28202
US
Jul 12, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Perm

Category

Security Engineering

Req #

CLT-705325

Pay Rate

$140k - $160k (estimate)

Job Description

DAY TO DAY



Insight Global is looking for an Application Security Specialist to work for a major financial services company in Charlotte, NC. This position will sit on-site 3x/week, 12 month contract with potential to extend and convert to an FTE role. The ideal candidate will have previously demonstrated experience performing manual penetration testing (red team), while also able to automate scripts using Python. This candidate must be willing to learn new tools and eager to grow their skillset while part of a collaborative team environment. This candidate must also be able to write Command Line scripts using Perl, Bash, Shell, etc to identify and exploit vulnerabilities. Nice-to-have skills include PowerBI reporting, and previous experience working with Snowflake for ingesting/querying data.





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Required Skills & Experience

MUST HAVE

* 5+ years of experience in manual penetration testing of web and mobile applications.

* Application Security experience/understands SAST/DAST, DevSecOps Pipelines (CI/CD)

* Intermediate to senior-level experience with Python for automation of scripts

* Command Line Scripting experience (Shell, Bash, Perl, etc.)

o Able to query APIs using the Command Line

* Intermediate MS Excel skills



PLUS

* Experience building out reports using Power BI

* Hands-on experience with Snowflake

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.