Penetration Tester, Vector Command, Social Engineering Specialist

Job description

Do you enjoy attacking networks? Do you enjoy sifting through large amounts of attack surface, crafting novel attack chains to breach a client’s perimeter, gaining initial access, laterally moving, and demonstrating impact, all while evading security teams and their controls? As a penetration tester on the Global Services team at Rapid7, you will help our clients improve their security posture through your technical skills and knowledge of both offensive and defense strategies. About the Team: Vector Command is an always-on Red Team operation supporting multiple customers. As part of a specialized team, you will emulate real adversaries by performing large-scale reconnaissance, identifying exposed or high-value assets, and discovering weaknesses that can be leveraged for compromise. After gaining access, the team continues with post-compromise objectives to demonstrate real impact, evade detection, and assess the effectiveness of security controls. This service evaluates far more than vulnerabilities—it tests the customer’s entire security posture and defense-in-depth strategy. In addition to offensive operations, you will support customers through external attack surface analysis,...