Junior Penetration Tester (m/w/d)

Are you already experienced in the world of security or at least you have a strong interest in working for a cyber security company? Do you want to become part of an international fast growing tech company? At NVISO you have the opportunity and we look forward to getting to know you!

WHO ARE WE?

It all starts with the mission: NVISO is here to protect European society from potentially devastating cyber attacks! This means we offer cyber security services to private and governmental organizations to help them better prepare for, prevent, detect and respond to cyber security incidents.

All of this is built on four fundamental values that define who we are: We are Proud, We Break Barriers, We Care and No BS!

Tasks

As a Junior Penetration Tester (m/w/d) based in Germany , you will :

• Fuse technical and non-technical skills to emulate actions that might be taken by a malicious users/systems;
• Understand the psychology, the systems, and the tactics employed by threat actors to proactively test the clients’ system’s ability to detect, react, and adapt to attacks;
• Help with design, development and recommendation of security solutions to protect clients’ proprietary/confidential data and systems;
• Assist with compliance objectives; provide guidance and direction for the logical protection of information systems assets;
• Advice our clients for security whenever they make changes in the network, system and application architecture;
• Prepare reports regarding effectiveness of information security adherence and make recommendations for the adoption of new policies and procedures;
• Leverage more than social engineering, exploit development, and process exploitation.

Requirements

• You hold citizenship in one of the 32 NATO member states or an Austrian citizenship;
• You have a Bachelor's or Master's degree or equivalent work experience in the field;
• Good knowledge of ICT systems, networks and security technologies;
• Knowledge of operating system security concepts;
• Able to work independently and to deliver results;
• Positive, team and mission-oriented attitude;
• Strong interpersonal and verbal/written communications skills that enable the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment;
• Excellent German (at least on C1-level) and English communication skills, both verbal and written;
• Candidates must recognize and deal appropriately with confidential and sensitive information.

Benefits

At NVISO, we care. We are committed to offering you a highly competitive remuneration package including financial and non-financial components:

• A training budget of 10.000 EUR and 10 days training man days every 2 years;
• An annual gross base salary between 50,000 EUR and 60,000 EUR, depending on your experience;
• Working and learning from the best people in the European cyber security industry. We have multiple SANS Instructors working at NVISO, our staff has presented at popular hacking conferences (BlackHat, BruCON, OWASP, etc.) and all of our technical staff can acquire deep technical security certifications (GSE, GXPN, GREM, GCFA, OSCP, etc.);
• An entrepreneurial and agile company, where you will be stimulated and supported in driving new initiatives (either through internal innovation or by improving our service offering), without losing sight of having fun!;
• Regular team-building and fun events throughout the year;
• Our commitment to coach, counsel, and help you grow; each employee receives a personal coach within the team, whose role is to ensure your well-being and helps you grow in your career!;
• Flexible working hours, homeworking and the possibility to work from abroad;
• Business Bike Leasing;
• BahnCard 50 1st class + public transfer ticket;
• 30 holidays.

Disclaimer on the Use of AI Tools in the Application Process

Please be aware that the creation and submission of application documents (e.g. CV, cover letter, case studies, etc.) using AI-powered tools is only permitted to a limited extent .

Our expectations:

Application documents must authentically reflect your own qualifications, personality, and motivation.

The use of AI for supportive purposes (e.g. spell-checking, improving wording) is acceptable.

Fully generated application documents created by AI without personal adaptation or review are not permitted.

Under no circumstances may NVISO information, data, or documents be uploaded to or processed by external AI tools.

We reserve the right to exclude applications from the selection and interview process that are clearly created primarily or exclusively by AI and show no recognizable personal input.

The purpose of this policy is to ensure a fair and transparent recruitment process and to obtain an authentic impression of our applicants.