Pentest Solutions Architect

Cobalt was founded on the belief that pentesting can be better. Our pentests start in as little as 24 hours and integrate with modern development cycles thanks to the powerful combination of a SaaS platform coupled with an exclusive community of testers known as the Cobalt Core. Accepting just 5% of applicants, the Core boasts over 400 closely vetted and highly skilled testers who jointly conduct thousands of tests each year. 

Our award-winning, fully remote team is committed to helping agile businesses remediate risk quickly and innovate securely. Today, over 1,000 customers use Cobalt to run pentests on demand via Pentest as a Service, AKA PtaaS, a space which Cobalt pioneered (you could even say we wrote the book on it) and continues to lead. 

Cobalt’s Pentest Operations team is transforming with a focus on quality and customer success. We are looking for a detail-oriented, highly organized Pentest Solutions Architect to help the Cobalt.io Pentest Operations team continue to scale and deliver high quality, timely penetration tests to our customers. Ideal candidates have experience working with or working as a professional penetration tester and aren’t afraid to get technical with some of the world's most talented ethical hackers. You possess an impeccable attention to detail - with both the technical acuity to articulate both actual and perceived risk as well as an uncanny ability to ensure uniform, yet visually stimulating formatting to penetration testing deliverables. This is a full time, remote opportunity with preference to be based in either the Eastern or Central U.S. timezone.  

• Provide insight to help shape how we deliver pentests.
• Innovate and collaborate with our product teams to enhance our platform.
• Design and develop tools for the PenOps team to use in the delivery of pentests.
• Help guide the technical direction of the PenOps team.
• Help design and implement how we assess the technical proficiencies of Core Community candidates.
• Be the technical gatekeeper of quality for all deliverables. From technical accuracy to ensuring clear risk articulation and practical remediation guidance.
• Push the boundaries of the traditional “report” by continuously improving security metrics, reporting templates, and other opportunities to enhance Cobalt's penetration test reports.
• Support the Technical Project Manager team and provide technical perspective for the active penetration tests from kickoff to report delivery and retest - ensuring customer and pentester needs are being met.
• Delivery regular Technical Project Manager enablement sessions on relevant and requested technical topics. 
• Support escalations with the pentesters perspective and advocacy for our Core testers.
• Escalate or immediately remove obstacles that arise during testing - ensuring swift resolution and smooth restoration of testing activity and customer satisfaction.
• Help assemble and verify  the strongest teams from the Cobalt Community to deliver pentesting as a service engagements.
• Maintaining a healthy feedback loop with Core Community managers to help grow and up-level our pentesters
• Partnering with Customer Success Managers to improve the client lifecycle experience

• 2-3+ years of relevant experience conducting penetration tests across various technologies and methodologies.
• Consulting mindset / operates with a sense of urgency
• Customer first mentality, we succeed when they succeed
• Team player, effective communicator, and dependable
• Professional demeanor over impersonal communication mediums (slack, email, etc.)
• Unparalleled attention to detail
• BS in Computer Science, Information Security, MIS, or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred but not required

• Ability to program in python and/or Ruby  
• Google Data Studio experience 

With over 45 nationalities already at Cobalt (and counting) we respect and celebrate diversity! We’re proudly committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of your gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, or place of origin. We support each other and are grateful for each Cobalter's contribution to our mission — let's make security dance! 

Please apply even if you don't think you meet all of the criteria above but are still interested in the job. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for someone excited to join the team.

• Grow in a passionate, rapidly expanding industry operating at the forefront of the Pentesting industry 
• Work directly with experienced senior leaders with ongoing mentorship opportunities
• Earn competitive compensation and an attractive equity plan
• Save for the future with a 401(k) program (US) or pension (EU) 
• Benefit from medical, dental, vision and life insurance (US) or statutory healthcare (EU)
• Leverage stipends for:
  • Wellness
  • Work-from-home equipment & wifi
  • Learning & development
• Make the most of our flexible, generous paid time off, and 16-weeks of paid parental leave 
• Work remotely from anywhere in the US, the UK, or Germany

Cobalt is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this role is ($84,000 - $110,000) per year + equity + benefits. A candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, and certifications.  The salary range may differ in other states and may be impacted by proximity to major metropolitan cities.