[Remote] Manager – Penetration Testing

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CBTS is a technology solutions provider serving enterprise and midmarket clients in various industries across the United States and Canada. The Manager – Penetration Testing leads the Offensive Security practice, ensuring high-quality penetration tests and driving practice growth while mentoring team members and managing client engagements. Responsibilities • Lead, coach, and develop a team of penetration testers, red‑team operators, and offensive security consultants • Oversee capacity planning, engagement assignments, and resource utilization to ensure timely delivery • Create a culture of continuous learning, ethical conduct, technical innovation, and operational excellence • Mentor team members through advanced exploitation techniques, reporting best practices, and client communication • Oversee execution of internal/external network penetration tests, application and API testing, cloud testing, wireless assessments, and social engineering • Ensure all engagements follow CBTS playbooks, methodologies, and compliance standards • Review technical findings, reports, and remediation guidance for accuracy, clarity, and completeness • Ensure engagements align with scope, timelines, and client expectations • Maintain and enhance the CBTS offensive security methodology, tooling, and reporting standards • Develop new service offerings, including adversary emulation, purple‑team services, cloud offensive testing, and industrial/OT security (as applicable) • Oversee internal R&D to build custom tools, automation, and repeatable frameworks • Act as executive‑level escalation point for clients during and after penetration testing engagements • Present findings to technical, security, and C‑suite stakeholders in business‑aligned language • Support the creation of Statements of Work (SOWs), scoping calls, and proposal development in partnership with Solutions Architects and Sales • Build long‑term client relationships and support new and repeat business opportunities • Ensure adherence to legal, ethical, and contractual requirements in all offensive engagements • Manage operational risks, documenting and escalating critical issues appropriately • Maintain high standards for confidentiality, testing authorization, and data handling • Partner with the Defensive Security, Cloud, and Managed Services teams to deliver integrated security offerings • Coordinate purple‑team engagements with detection engineering and SOC analysts • Work with Sales, Delivery, PMO, and Marketing teams to enable practice visibility and growth Skills • Advanced knowledge of network, application, API, and mobile penetration testing • Advanced knowledge of red‑team operations, adversary simulation, and MITRE ATT&CK frameworks • Advanced knowledge of cloud offensive security (AWS, Azure, GCP) • Advanced knowledge of Active Directory exploitation and post‑exploitation • Advanced knowledge of scripting/exploitation using Python, PowerShell, Bash, Go, or C# • Familiar with blue‑team technologies, detection engineering, and EDR evasion • Team development, performance coaching, and hiring talent • Ability to simplify technical risk for business leaders • Strong documentation, communication, and presentation skills • Project oversight, scoping, and workload management • Strategic thinking around cybersecurity program maturity • High integrity and ethical responsibility in offensive testing • Ownership mindset and proactive leadership • Collaboration across technical and business teams • Adaptability in fast‑paced, evolving threat environments • 7–10+ years in penetration testing, red‑team, or offensive security roles • 2–4+ years in a leadership, team lead, or management capacity • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or equivalent experience • OSCP, OSCE, OSEP, OSWE • GPEN, GXPN, GWAPT • PNPT • Cloud security certifications (Azure/AWS/GCP security‑focused) Company Overview • CBTS provides end-to-end IT and communications solutions that allow businesses to improve efficiency, enable innovation, and mitigate risk. It was founded in 1994, and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.cbts.com.