AI Security Researcher

Accelerate Your Career in Cybersecurity Pentera is the market leader in AI-native Security Validation, equipping enterprises with the platform to proactively test their defenses against the latest cyber attacks. Pentera proves which exposures are truly exploitable across the entire attack surface and drives remediation workflows that reduce real risk. Anchored in real-attack validation, the Pentera platform powers the full Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) cycle, from exposure discovery through prioritization, validation, and mobilization. Thousands of security teams around the world trust Pentera to close their security gaps before threat actors can exploit them. With over 350 team members and 1,300 customers in more than 60 countries, Pentera is a growing company supported by top investors such as Insight Partners, K1, and The Blackstone Group. If you want to grow your skills, make an impact, and be part of an innovative team, Pentera is the place for you. We're looking for an AI Security Researcher with a strong AppSec foundation. At the core, this is a deeply technical application security role at an engineering level. You'll sit with development teams, get involved in their processes, understand how software is actually built, and bring a security perspective from the inside. You'll enhance traditional AppSec with agentic tools and security layers, working directly with enterprise customers on hands-on engagements. On top of that defensive foundation, you'll layer AI-specific offensive capabilities: researching and executing attacks against AI/ML systems. This is a unique opportunity to combine strong AppSec fundamentals with cutting-edge AI red teaming and agentic consulting, with a clear growth path as a researcher.