Pentester / Ethical Hacker

Main mission

Legally attack systems to reveal their vulnerabilities.

5 key responsibilities

• Conduct penetration tests: web, infrastructure, mobile, social engineering.
• Exploit vulnerabilities to demonstrate real impact.
• Write actionable reports: evidence, risk, remediation.
• Present findings to technical teams and management.
• Maintain tools and offensive monitoring.

Key skills

Offensive techniques (OSCP), web/network/AD, scripting, writing, ethics.

What's expected

Find before attackers and prove it: credibility lies in the quality of the report.

Career paths

Lead pentest, Red Team operator, Offensive security consultant.