Penetration Tester

About Ascendion

Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.

Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

• Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands
• Solve complex problems – and learn new skills
• Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
• Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

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Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

About the Role:

Job Title: Penetration Tester

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute scoped penetration tests against cloud-native services and applications hosted on Bedrock/SageMaker.
• Assist in security testing of APIs, model integrations, and vector data stores supporting Generative AI workloads.
• Perform adversarial AI testing such as prompt injection, jailbreak attempts, and misuse simulations under defined test plans.
• Assess security controls including IAM permissions, KMS encryption, VPC networking, and logging configurations.
• Support threat modeling activities focused on AI misuse, data exposure, and privilege escalation risks.
• Produce clear, actionable findings with evidence, risk assessment, and remediation guidance.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in penetration testing, red teaming, or offensive security.
• Strong hands-on expertise with services (IAM, KMS, VPC, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Bedrock).
• Experience conducting cloud-native penetration tests and application security reviews.
• Familiarity with generative AI threats (prompt injection, data leakage, model inversion, adversarial inputs).
• Mandatory Proficiency in Python + Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Go, Bash, or PowerShell).
• Working knowledge of offensive security tools (Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap,Prowler, Pacu, ScoutSuite).
• Strong understanding of network security, authentication, and API security testing.

Desired Qualifications:

Location: Canada (Remote)

Salary Range: The salary for this position is between $75000 – $80,000 Canadian Dollar annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance] [5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State] [10-15 days of paid vacation time] [6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year] [Ascendion Learning Management System]

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