Penetration Tester

Overview

Adobe’s Internal Pentest team is seeking a skilled and motivated Penetration Tester to conduct comprehensive security assessments across Adobe's product portfolio and infrastructure. Responsibilities include testing web, mobile, and desktop applications, as well as cloud environments, AI/LLM systems, and supporting infrastructure for security vulnerabilities. The successful candidate will report findings with clear risk assessments and provide actionable remediation guidance. This is a hands-on technical position focusing on identifying weaknesses and collaborating to enhance the security of Adobe’s products and platforms.

What You’ll Do

• 4-6 years of penetration testing experience across various asset types.
• Programming/scripting in at least one language: Python, Bash, PowerShell, Go, JavaScript/React.
• Develop custom scripts and tools using Python, Go, or PowerShell to automate testing processes
• Strong knowledge of OWASP Top 10, OWASP API Top 10, and OWASP LLM Top 10
• Experience with cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containers (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Conduct penetration tests on AI/LLM systems (prompt injection, model poisoning, jailbreaks etc), web applications, APIs, mobile apps, cloud infrastructure, containers, and infrastructure
• Identify and exploit vulnerabilities including authentication/authorization flaws, business logic issues, and chained attacks
• Research emerging AI/ML exploits and attack techniques to stay ahead of threats
• Enhance testing methodologies and contribute to internal knowledge base
• Understanding of AI/ML security, LLM vulnerabilities, and prompt engineering attacks
• Ability to read and understand source code, trace execution flows, and dynamically exploit vulnerabilities during live assessments
• Understanding of secure coding practices and common code-level vulnerabilities
• Knowledge of attack vectors, exploits, vulnerability exploitation, and chained attacks
• Deliver clear, actionable reports and provide remediation guidance to engineering and product teams
• Manage full lifecycle of penetration testing engagements from scoping to execution and delivery
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to explain findings to technical and non-technical audiences
  
  

• Strong academic history (Master degree) in IT, Computer Science or other related fields; certifications such as GIAC GPEN, OSCP, OSWE, CRTP, eJPT, CREST, etc. are a plus.
• Certifications: OSCP, GXPN, GPEN, GWAPT, OSWE, CISSP, CEH, or equivalent
• Published CVEs demonstrating research capability
• Bug bounty or Capture The Flag (CTF) experience
• AI/ML security research experience
• Red Teaming and advanced exploitation experience
• Threat modeling and secure DevOps knowledge
  
  

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.

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