Penetration Tester

Salario mediano: $112,200 USD · BLS 2024Aproximadamente $1,964,000 MXN al tipo de cambio actual. Tu banco aplicará el tipo de cambio real al momento de cualquier transacción.

A Penetration Tester is a cybersecurity practitioner who attacks systems on purpose, with written permission, to prove how a real adversary would get in. The work is project-based. You get a scope document, a start date, and a Rules of Engagement letter, then you spend two to four weeks finding and exploiting weaknesses before writing it all up. What surprises junior pentesters is how much of the job is writing. A clean report with reproducible steps, business-impact language, and remediation guidance is worth more to the client than the flashiest exploit. The best testers I've worked with are disciplined, curious, and know when to stop digging and start typing.