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Packetlabs was built by an ethical hacker after seeing vulnerability assessments presented as penetration tests. Our slogan "Ready for more than a VA scan?" drives at the importance of not providing our clients with a false sense of security.
We are a passionate team of highly trained, proactive, pentesters. We provide expert-level penetration testing services that are thorough and tailored to help foster a safe digital space where everyone has the right to privacy and security. Packetlabs consultants find weaknesses others overlook and continuously learn new ways to evade controls. We hold ourselves to a very high standard.
To do so, we only hire individuals with the same drive and passion.
Note: While the position is based in Australia, initial onboarding and collaboration may involve some after-hours work to align with our Eastern Time Zone (Canada/US) team. Flexible scheduling options will be supported as the role transitions to standard local hours.
Packetlabs is launching its first international security team in Australia. This role exists to ensure that our Australian practice operates at the same standard as our global organization, while helping define how we scale penetration testing across regions.
We are a passionate team of highly trained, proactive, ethical hackers. We provide expert-level penetration testing services that are thorough and tailored to help foster a safe digital space where everyone has the right to privacy and security. Packetlabs consultants find weaknesses others overlook and continuously learn new ways to evade controls. We hold ourselves to a very high standard.
If you want to do excellent technical work and influence how a distributed security team collaborates, documents, and scales, this role is for you.
What You’ll Be Building
You’ll be one of the first security hires in Australia and a key contributor to Packetlabs’ global penetration testing practice. From day one, you’ll work closely with teammates in Canada and Australia to ensure a single, unified methodology, culture, and quality bar. This role includes:
Owning the technical and cultural integration of the Australian security team into Packetlabs’ global practice
Mentoring intermediate and junior pentesters locally
Setting and enforcing documentation, workflow, and tooling standards used across regions
Acting as a cultural and technical bridge between regions
Our Canadian Security leadership is actively invested in the success of our Australian team. You will not be expected to operate in isolation or “figure things out alone.” Support includes:
Direct access to leadership for technical, process, and escalation decisions
Shared ownership of methodologies, tooling, and quality standards across regions
A structured onboarding and buddy system with experienced team members in Canada
Clear escalation paths for high-impact findings and client-sensitive situations
Regular cross-region planning, review, and knowledge-sharing sessions
While this role has significant autonomy, success is built on collaboration, transparency, and shared accountability across regions.
What You’ll Be Doing
Collaboration & Integration
Work closely with teammates across Australia and North America
Participate in cross-region projects (you will not be siloed to “APAC-only” work)
Communicate findings clearly in both written and verbal formats
Contribute to shared documentation and knowledge bases
Support structured handoffs across time zones when needed
Core Technical Work
Your primary role is to perform penetration testing of web applications, mobile applications, thick clients, APIs, and infrastructure when ready.
Chain application flaws to other areas, such as cloud and on-prem AD infrastructure. Opportunities for lateral movement into the infrastructure teams are limited and given at the manager's discretion.
Develop detailed reports on findings and remediations for impactful findings. You will learn to debrief these findings at both a technical and executive level.
Experience in using scanners and knowledge of validation and elimination of false positives.
A strong understanding of OWASP in Web, API, Mobile, and AI/LLM is necessary, but you will be asked to go beyond.
Team Development
Mentor intermediate and junior pentesters
Lead or co-lead internal knowledge-sharing sessions
Help set the standard for technical quality, communication, and professionalism
Surface integration or process issues early and proactively
What Success Looks Like in the First 6 Months
Australian engagements consistently meet or exceed Packetlabs’ global quality bar
Junior and intermediate pentesters operate with increasing autonomy under your guidance
Cross-region handoffs occur without friction or rework
Documentation and methodology improvements reduce review cycles and escalations
Leadership has confidence in delegating responsibility for regional delivery to you
Who We Are Looking For
Applicants must have the legal right to work in Australia.
Core values:
You have a customer-first mentality. Is a great communicator with clients, project managers, and teammates. Rapid responses and on time.
You deliver work that you take pride in. Your work is an autograph of your excellence.
You dig deeper into every finding. Doesn't stop until impact is proven.
You are comfortable being uncomfortable. Goes towards obstacles, not away from them. Consulting isn't your typical job and requires adapting to rapidly changing environments.
You are always learning. Cybersecurity is changing every day, and you need to keep up or want to keep up. Be deeply aware of your skill set and be willing to improve.
Demonstrates the ability to collaborate effectively in peer review and client-facing engagements
Education and experience:
We are looking for an experienced application security tester to join our team:
Solid working knowledge of programming languages, including C, C#, Python, Objective-C, Java, JavaScript, SQL, and frameworks like AngularJS.
Familiarity with web services and data exchange formats such as XML, JSON, SOAP, REST, and AJAX.
Understanding of AI/LLM weaknesses and flaws in applications.
Extensive experience/expertise in using an attack proxy (e.g. Burp Suite)
Preferred if you have 3 - 5 years of experience working in penetration testing and consulting
A graduate of a post-secondary college or university degree program.
Has at least two years of experience dealing with information security-related tasks.
Has professional qualifications (one or more preferred): OSCP, OSWE, BSCP.
How We Work
Remote-first, with intentional overlap between regions
Strong emphasis on documentation and knowledge sharing
Structured onboarding and buddy system
Regular local meetups in Australia
High autonomy paired with high accountability
Why Packetlabs
Be a founding member of our Australian Security practice
Influence how a global security team is built and scaled
Work with talented, pragmatic security professionals
Clear growth paths into technical leadership or broader advisory roles
Support for ongoing learning and certifications
Competitive compensation aligned to the Australian market
Packetlabs is an equal opportunity employer and evaluates applicants based on skills, experience, and role requirements.
Packetlabs was built by an ethical hacker after seeing vulnerability assessments presented as penetration tests. Our slogan "Ready for more than a VA scan?" drives at the importance of not providing our clients with a false sense of security.
We are a passionate team of highly trained, proactive, pentesters. We provide expert-level penetration testing services that are thorough and tailored to help foster a safe digital space where everyone has the right to privacy and security. Packetlabs consultants find weaknesses others overlook and continuously learn new ways to evade controls. We hold ourselves to a very high standard.
To do so, we only hire individuals with the same drive and passion.
Note: While the position is based in Australia, initial onboarding and collaboration may involve some after-hours work to align with our Eastern Time Zone (Canada/US) team. Flexible scheduling options will be supported as the role transitions to standard local hours.
Packetlabs is launching its first international security team in Australia. This role exists to ensure that our Australian practice operates at the same standard as our global organization, while helping define how we scale penetration testing across regions.
We are a passionate team of highly trained, proactive, ethical hackers. We provide expert-level penetration testing services that are thorough and tailored to help foster a safe digital space where everyone has the right to privacy and security. Packetlabs consultants find weaknesses others overlook and continuously learn new ways to evade controls. We hold ourselves to a very high standard.
If you want to do excellent technical work and influence how a distributed security team collaborates, documents, and scales, this role is for you.
What You’ll Be Building
You’ll be one of the first security hires in Australia and a key contributor to Packetlabs’ global penetration testing practice. From day one, you’ll work closely with teammates in Canada and Australia to ensure a single, unified methodology, culture, and quality bar. This role includes:
Owning the technical and cultural integration of the Australian security team into Packetlabs’ global practice
Mentoring intermediate and junior pentesters locally
Setting and enforcing documentation, workflow, and tooling standards used across regions
Acting as a cultural and technical bridge between regions
Our Canadian Security leadership is actively invested in the success of our Australian team. You will not be expected to operate in isolation or “figure things out alone.” Support includes:
Direct access to leadership for technical, process, and escalation decisions
Shared ownership of methodologies, tooling, and quality standards across regions
A structured onboarding and buddy system with experienced team members in Canada
Clear escalation paths for high-impact findings and client-sensitive situations
Regular cross-region planning, review, and knowledge-sharing sessions
While this role has significant autonomy, success is built on collaboration, transparency, and shared accountability across regions.
What You’ll Be Doing
Collaboration & Integration
Work closely with teammates across Australia and North America
Participate in cross-region projects (you will not be siloed to “APAC-only” work)
Communicate findings clearly in both written and verbal formats
Contribute to shared documentation and knowledge bases
Support structured handoffs across time zones when needed
Core Technical Work
Your primary role is to perform penetration testing of web applications, mobile applications, thick clients, APIs, and infrastructure when ready.
Chain application flaws to other areas, such as cloud and on-prem AD infrastructure. Opportunities for lateral movement into the infrastructure teams are limited and given at the manager's discretion.
Develop detailed reports on findings and remediations for impactful findings. You will learn to debrief these findings at both a technical and executive level.
Experience in using scanners and knowledge of validation and elimination of false positives.
A strong understanding of OWASP in Web, API, Mobile, and AI/LLM is necessary, but you will be asked to go beyond.
Team Development
Mentor intermediate and junior pentesters
Lead or co-lead internal knowledge-sharing sessions
Help set the standard for technical quality, communication, and professionalism
Surface integration or process issues early and proactively
What Success Looks Like in the First 6 Months
Australian engagements consistently meet or exceed Packetlabs’ global quality bar
Junior and intermediate pentesters operate with increasing autonomy under your guidance
Cross-region handoffs occur without friction or rework
Documentation and methodology improvements reduce review cycles and escalations
Leadership has confidence in delegating responsibility for regional delivery to you
Who We Are Looking For
Applicants must have the legal right to work in Australia.
Core values:
You have a customer-first mentality. Is a great communicator with clients, project managers, and teammates. Rapid responses and on time.
You deliver work that you take pride in. Your work is an autograph of your excellence.
You dig deeper into every finding. Doesn't stop until impact is proven.
You are comfortable being uncomfortable. Goes towards obstacles, not away from them. Consulting isn't your typical job and requires adapting to rapidly changing environments.
You are always learning. Cybersecurity is changing every day, and you need to keep up or want to keep up. Be deeply aware of your skill set and be willing to improve.
Demonstrates the ability to collaborate effectively in peer review and client-facing engagements
Education and experience:
We are looking for an experienced application security tester to join our team:
Solid working knowledge of programming languages, including C, C#, Python, Objective-C, Java, JavaScript, SQL, and frameworks like AngularJS.
Familiarity with web services and data exchange formats such as XML, JSON, SOAP, REST, and AJAX.
Understanding of AI/LLM weaknesses and flaws in applications.
Extensive experience/expertise in using an attack proxy (e.g. Burp Suite)
Preferred if you have 3 - 5 years of experience working in penetration testing and consulting
A graduate of a post-secondary college or university degree program.
Has at least two years of experience dealing with information security-related tasks.
Has professional qualifications (one or more preferred): OSCP, OSWE, BSCP.
How We Work
Remote-first, with intentional overlap between regions
Strong emphasis on documentation and knowledge sharing
Structured onboarding and buddy system
Regular local meetups in Australia
High autonomy paired with high accountability
Why Packetlabs
Be a founding member of our Australian Security practice
Influence how a global security team is built and scaled
Work with talented, pragmatic security professionals
Clear growth paths into technical leadership or broader advisory roles
Support for ongoing learning and certifications
Competitive compensation aligned to the Australian market
Packetlabs is an equal opportunity employer and evaluates applicants based on skills, experience, and role requirements.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Senior Penetration Tester position is now open for candidates interested in the Work from home Jobs sector. This role in Melbourne offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Work from home Jobs is a plus.
