Cybersecurity Contractor: 3-5 years (Intermediate)

AI Penetration Platform Engineer

Location

• Dallas/Irving, TX

• Tampa, FL

• New York City, NY

• Hybrid: 3 days per week onsite

• Candidate may choose one of the listed client office locations.

Position Overview

We are seeking aSenior AI-Powered Penetration Testing Platform Engineer with 7+ years of closely applicable professional experience in full-stack development across the required technologies.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in thefull lifecycle management of enterprise third-party security platforms, including initial platform build and certification, integration, deployment, and ongoing operational management.

This role will own the engineering delivery of ahybrid AI-powered penetration testing platform involving a complex combination of cloud-hosted and on-premises infrastructure and application components.

Because the platform is hybrid and distributed, with significant infrastructure and application components provisioned, configured, and operated directly by the engineering team within cloud environments,cloud-native engineering expertise is a core and non-negotiable requirement.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineer and manage the full lifecycle of a hybrid AI-powered penetration testing platform.

• Support the platform from initial build and certification through integration, deployment, and ongoing operations.

• Design, configure, provision, integrate, and maintain cloud-hosted and on-premises platform components.

• Manage complex distributed infrastructure and application environments.

• Engineer and operate cloud-native components supporting the penetration testing platform.

• Integrate enterprise third-party security platforms with existing infrastructure and application environments.

• Support platform deployment, configuration, certification, and operational readiness.

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure, application, integration, and platform issues.

• Maintain reliable operation of the platform across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.

• Collaborate with cybersecurity, software engineering, infrastructure, cloud, and other technical teams.

• Apply strong software engineering practices throughout platform development and operational lifecycle management.

• Support continuous improvement of the platform's engineering, integration, deployment, and operational capabilities.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of closely applicable professional work experience in full-stack development across the required technologies.

• Experience must be based on actual professional work experience anddoes not include certifications, bootcamps, or higher-level education.

• Senior-level experience engineering and managing complex enterprise technology platforms.

• Experience across the full lifecycle of enterprise third-party security platforms, including:

  • Platform build

  • Certification

  • Integration

  • Deployment

  • Operational management

• Strong experience working withhybrid cloud and on-premises environments.

• Strongcloud-native engineering expertise.

• Experience provisioning, configuring, integrating, and operating infrastructure and application components within cloud environments.

• Experience working with distributed and highly integrated platform environments.

• Strong full-stack software development experience.

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities across application and infrastructure components.

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical Master's degree, separate from the required professional work experience.

• Direct or majority software development experience within theBanking and Capital Markets industry.

• Professional experience working within theCybersecurity domain.

• Experience supporting enterprise security platforms and security-focused technology initiatives.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is aSenior Full-Stack / Platform Engineer with strong cloud-native engineering expertise and cybersecurity experience, who has worked across the complete lifecycle of enterprise security platforms.

The candidate should be capable of working across bothsoftware/application and infrastructure layers, particularly in complex hybrid environments where cloud and on-premises components must operate as a unified platform.

Work Arrangement

• 3 days per week onsite

• Candidate must select one client office:

  • Dallas/Irving, TX

  • Tampa, FL

  • New York City, NY