Penetration Tester
Workplace: Malmö, Sverige
Expires: November 29, 2025
We are looking for senior penetration testers to join our team of about 40 specialists working in penetration testing, Red Teaming, and similar technical investigations with impactful assignments in critical societal sectors. Our clients include critical infrastructure, government agencies, and defense. The role involves conducting deep technical security tests in various IT environments, planning, executing, analyzing, and reporting tests both independently and in teams, presenting results to technical and non-technical audiences, participating in Red Team exercises and threat actor emulations, and collaborating on assignments from needs analysis to delivery. Candidates should have 5 to 10 years of broad technical experience in penetration testing, familiarity with frameworks like OWASP, PTES, MITRE, and certifications such as OSCP or GPEN. The position offers work flexibility in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Linköping, or other locations upon discussion, with travel to client sites as needed.
Main requirements:
  • 5 to 10 years of experience in penetration testing
  • Experience in Red Team, scenario-based testing, Black box, Grey box, and White box testing
  • Ability to take responsibility for full assignments
  • Strong communication skills with ability to write clear technical reports
  • Familiarity with security frameworks such as OWASP, PTES, MITRE
  • Certifications like OSCP, GPEN or equivalent preferred
  • Broad technical knowledge including Active Directory, Web, IoT, Linux, hardware, code review
  • Social, unpretentious attitude valuing knowledge sharing and teamwork
  • Proficiency in Swedish and English, both spoken and written
Responsibilities:
  • Conduct technically deep security tests in various IT environments
  • Plan, execute, analyze and report on penetration tests independently and within teams
  • Present test results to technical and non-technical audiences
  • Participate in Red Team exercises, threat actor emulation, and other security assessments
  • Collaborate with customers to shape assignments from needs analysis to delivery
Required hard skills:
  • Penetration testing including Red Team and various testing methodologies
  • Knowledge of security frameworks such as OWASP, PTES, MITRE
  • Technical expertise in AD, Web, IoT, Linux, hardware, and code review
Recommended hard skills:
  • Certifications such as OSCP, GPEN or equivalent
  • Experience with penetration testing of cloud solutions, financial infrastructure, vehicles, signal systems
  • Experience in reverse engineering, containers, virtualization, cloud solutions, and programming
Soft skills:
  • Ability to work independently and in teams
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Social and unpretentious nature
  • Commitment to knowledge sharing and collaboration
Coding languages:
  • Not explicitly stated
Frameworks:
  • OWASP
  • PTES
  • MITRE
Operating systems:
  • Linux
  • Likely other common OSs based on environment
Natural languages:
  • Swedish (Proficient)
  • English (Proficient)
Cultural skills:
  • Experience working in critical societal sectors or with defense backgrounds is a merit