Penetration Tester (1099 Independent Contractor, U.S.-Based)

Socium Security is seeking a U.S.-based independent penetration testing consultant to support client engagements on a project basis. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of professional penetration testing experience, strong hands-on depth in at least two areas, and strong written communication and report-writing skills.

Requirements

• Conduct web application, API, external/internal network, and selected cloud penetration tests within agreed rules of engagement
• Manually validate findings, distinguish exploitable risk from noise, and chain issues where appropriate
• Produce deliverable reports with executive summary, technical details, evidence, reproduction steps, and prioritized remediation guidance
• Present results to technical and non-technical stakeholders and support limited retesting tied to the engagement scope