TechMagic

Junior Penetration Tester/Associate Security Engineer

TechMagic  •  Lviv, UA / Kyiv, UA (Remote)  •  22 hours ago
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Job Description

We are looking for a Junior Penetration Tester / Associate Security Engineer with 1-2 years of commercial experience in web and network penetration testing to join our security team and help embed security across the full delivery process.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Must have:

  • 1–2 years of commercial experience in web/network penetration testing
  • Cybersecurity certification: CEH, eJPT, BSCP, eWPT, PJPT or equivalent
  • Familiarity with OWASP projects: API Security Top 10, Web Top 10, WSTG, ASVS, Cheat Sheet Series
  • Knowledge of AI/LLM-specific attack vectors — prompt injection, indirect injection, jailbreaking, data leakage, excessive agency (OWASP Top 10 for GenAI Applications 2025)
  • Hands-on experience with security tooling: Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, SonarQube, Snyk, OpenVAS or similar
  • Proven experience administrating Linux and Windows operating systems
  • Solid understanding of how the web works: HTTP(S), HTML, CSS, AJAX
  • Hands-on knowledge of at least two programming languages (JS, TS, Python, Java, Go) plus bash scripting
  • Practical use of AI assistants (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) in testing workflows, payload generation and report drafting
  • Strong self-management, attention to detail and report-writing skills
  • English — at least Intermediate
  • Strong motivation and a genuine drive to learn new technologies and techniques

Nice to have:

  • AI red teaming tools — Garak, PyRIT
  • Participation in AI-focused CTFs or bug bounty programmes
  • Secure code review skills
  • Cloud experience with AWS, GCP or Azure
  • Mobile and cloud pentesting skills

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Conduct penetration tests of web applications, networks, AI-powered applications, mobile applications and cloud workloads
  • Perform manual security testing of new and existing application functionality
  • Write detailed penetration test reports based on testing results
  • Maintain and run automated vulnerability scans of web applications and networks (Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Nuclei, SonarQube, Snyk, OpenVAS)
  • Help project teams build a Secure SDLC and integrate security testing into their delivery process
  • Drive and advocate security across the full SDLC
  • Work closely with development teams so that detected vulnerabilities are correctly understood, prioritised and mitigated
  • Ensure vulnerabilities are properly escalated and communicated between team members
  • Raise security awareness through internal training and knowledge sharing

WORK SCHEDULE: Full-time working day, full remote is available (Lviv, Kyiv or remote in Ukraine)

INTERVIEW STAGES:

  1. Intro call with a recruiter
  2. Technical interview with our security engineer
  3. Final interview with Delivery Director

OUR BENEFITS:

  • Work from anywhere (fully remotely or in our office)
  • Paid vacations and sick-leaves, additional days-off, relocation bonus
  • Wellness: Medical insurance/ sport compensation/ health check-up+flu vaccination at your choice
  • Education: regular tech-talks, educational courses, paid certifications, English classes
  • Fun: own football team, budget for team-lunches, branded gifts
  • One of the best IT employers in Lviv (or IT service companies in Ukraine) based on DOU rating

Recruiter - Natali Andreikiv

*Some elements of our recruitment process are supported by AI tools, while all candidate evaluations remain the responsibility of our recruitment team.

TechMagic

About TechMagic

TechMagic is a full-cycle software product development company that provides end-to-end engineering services to businesses of different sizes.

With a proven track record of 11+ years on the market, 200+ successful projects, and 400+ experts onboard, TechMagic is your trusted product development partner. We deliver software products from concept to deployment or enforce existing ones.

Our backend skillset includes Node.js, Nest.js, Java, .NET, PHP, and Python. On the frontend side, we work with Next.js, React, React Native, Angular, Vue.js, etc. From the infrastructure perspective, we mainly go for AWS. However, we have projects in the GCP and Azure space as well. We pay great attention to becoming experts in the selected technological domains. That's why we set up partnerships with global companies to strengthen our expertise and knowledge. We are:

- Official AWS Certified Consulting Partner since 2017.

- Official Serverless Framework Partner since 2018.

- Official Salesforce Consulting Partner since 2018.

Constant tech focus and a strong local community help us engage the best talents in the market. We set up nearshore development teams for the projects from scratch and offer dedicated team extensions for ongoing projects. By working with TechMagic, you unlock the full potential of technology for your business.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Kraków, PL
Year Founded
2014
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