Location - Germany
Accelerate Your Career in Cybersecurity
As a leader in Automated Security Validation, we help businesses around the world safely emulate real-world attacks to uncover their vulnerabilities. At Pentera, you will be at the forefront of cybersecurity innovation, working on advanced tools that challenge organizations' defenses and push the limits of security testing.
With over 400 team members and 1,100+ customers in more than 50 countries, Pentera is a growing company supported by top investors like Insight Partners, K1, and The Blackstone Group.
If you are looking to grow your skills, make a difference, and be part of an innovative team, Pentera is the place for you.
About the role:
We are looking for an eager and talented individual for our growing Solutions Architect team. You will be a part of a fast-growing cybersecurity company, learn and practice high-end cyber skills from the best in the business and manage customers regionally. You will work with amazing people who work together to improve our customers' cybersecurity resilience. The Solution Architects at Pentera are considered to be our top experts in our products, serving as a very important point of contact between our customers and our inner departments.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate a deep understanding and professional knowledge in Pentera platform across our customers’ networks
- Design deployment solutions for the Pentera platform in complex environments
- Maintain in-depth knowledge of security trends, threats, and attack techniques in order to be able to improve Pentera and give better remediation guidance to the customers
- Lead technical deep-dive sessions with cybersecurity experts, guide them through better Penetration Testing procedures and remediation/defense decisions
- Be involved in the business application of the company by maintaining customer loyalty and act as a product expert focused on customer education and identify service expansion opportunities to drive increased revenue
- Interface between different internal departments (Support, R&D, Sales, Pre-Sales, and more) to improve your skills, knowledge and problem-solving capabilities
- Pay attention to support requests to identify recurring issues and recommend changes to the Pentera platform
- Flexibility to accept a changing work description based in a hyper-fast startup
Requirements:
- At least 3-5 years of penetration testing/red team operations experience or equivalent with a deep understanding of cybersecurity concepts
- Scripting capabilities – Python, bash, PowerShell, etc.
- Ability to explain technical details and requirements to customers with different levels of expertise and responsibilities
- Knowledge in troubleshooting, monitoring, and managing TCP/IP networks
- Team player, self-sufficient, autodidact, and a friendly attitude
- Fluent English (written and verbal)
- Fluent German (written and verbal
- CISSP, OSCP, or equivalent – an advantage
- Willing to travel periodically based on customer and business needs
We are an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to building a diverse and talented workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join us!
Skills Required
- At least 3-5 years of penetration testing/red team operations experience or equivalent
- Scripting capabilities in Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.
- Knowledge in troubleshooting, monitoring, and managing TCP/IP networks
- Fluent English (written and verbal)
- Fluent German (written and verbal)
Pentera Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Pentera and has not been reviewed or approved by Pentera.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay ranges and third-party salary snapshots are presented for multiple roles (e.g., senior backend engineering and SDR/AEs), suggesting compensation is positioned as competitive and legible by role. Aggregate compensation-and-benefits ratings are described as strong, reinforcing an overall positive pay signal.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company matching is repeatedly listed as part of the package, indicating support for long-term savings. Retirement coverage is also referenced in “retirement plans” language in job-post style descriptions.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Company equity/stock options are explicitly included in the total rewards description, indicating ownership-based compensation beyond salary. Equity is framed as part of a broader “comprehensive total rewards package,” implying it is a standard component rather than an exception.
Pentera Insights
What We Do
Pentera is the leader for Automated Security Validation, allowing every organization to test with ease the integrity of all cybersecurity layers, unfolding true, current security exposures at any moment, at any scale. As a result, thousands of security professionals and service providers worldwide use our platform to guide remediation and close security gaps before they are exploited. We are a unicorn with more than 380 employees around the globe, with over 1,000 customers in production in more than 60 countries! Pentera has won various Industry Awards, including the Frost & Sullivan “Best Practices Award for Global Breach & Attack Simulation (BAS) Market Leadership 2022 and the 2020 Gartner Cool Vendor Award. We are backed by Top tier investors such as Insight Partners, K1 Investment Management, The Blackstone Group, and AWZ. Penterians are one team with a shared mission. Become a Penterian – change the way the world does cyber!
Why Work With Us
We believe that Penetration Testing (PT), as it stands today, is obsolete. Software and algorithms can do a better job at penetration testing and help businesses continually assess and improve their cyber risks using the threat-oriented approach.
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