Lead Advanced Penetration Tester

About the role Stellar Technologies is looking for a Lead Advanced Penetration Tester with 6+ years of hands-on experience to join our team in Dubai. This is a full-time role leading advanced penetration testing engagements across web applications, APIs, mobile applications, networks, Active Directory, and cloud environments. What you'll do • Lead advanced penetration testing of web applications, APIs, mobile applications, networks, Active Directory, and cloud environments • Identify and exploit complex vulnerabilities, business logic flaws, privilege escalation opportunities, and chained attack scenarios • Perform advanced web application exploitation, source-code analysis, and security testing • Conduct technical reviews of assessment findings and penetration testing reports • Define testing approaches, validate vulnerabilities, and provide actionable remediation recommendations • Lead client technical discussions, present findings, and support remediation activities • Mentor penetration testers and contribute to methodologies and technical capability development • Support technical scoping, effort estimation, and pre-sales activities What you'll bring • 6+ years of hands-on penetration testing experience • Strong expertise in advanced web application and API penetration testing • Proven experience in internal and external network penetration testing, Active Directory, and privilege escalation • Excellent technical report-writing, communication, and client management skills • Demonstrated ability to lead complex assessments and mentor technical teams Certifications You hold either OSCP, or both OSEP and OSWE. Nice to have • Experience in technical scoping and effort estimation for pre-sales • Experience presenting findings directly to client stakeholders • Experience developing or improving testing methodologies