Web Application Penetration Tester

MatchPoint Solutions is a fast-growing global IT and Engineering services firm delivering innovative technology solutions to leading enterprises including Uber, Robinhood, Netflix, Airbnb, Google, and more. With a growing international presence across North America, Europe, Asia, and South America, we help organizations turn ideas into outcomes through cutting-edge technology, industry best practices, and deep technical expertise.

We're expanding our team and looking for driven professionals who want to build impactful solutions in a collaborative, high-growth environment.

Penetration Tester

Contract: 6 months with possible extension to Perm offer

Location: Charlotte, NC – Onsite

$60 to 65/hr

Advanced Web Application Penetration Tester

Role Summary

• We are seeking an experienced Advanced Web Application Penetration Tester to lead security assessments of modern web applications and APIs. This role will focus on uncovering vulnerabilities in application logic, authentication and authorization controls, API endpoints, session handling, and other attack paths commonly targeted in real-world engagements. The ideal candidate is highly skilled in manual testing, has deep experience with tools such as Burp Suite and other OWASP-aligned testing utilities, and can combine automated and human-led techniques to identify high-impact risks

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute advanced penetration tests against web applications, APIs, and related services.
• Test complex business workflows such as user onboarding, checkout/cart flows, account recovery, role escalation, payment actions, and transaction handling.
• Perform manual and automated testing using Burp Suite, OWASP tools, and other security testing utilities.
• Analyze and attack API security issues, including object-level authorization, function-level authorization, mass assignment, excessive data exposure, and broken object references.
• Identify weaknesses in rate limiting, input validation, error handling, file upload processing, and trust boundaries.
• Perform reconnaissance and application mapping to identify endpoints, parameters, hidden functionality, and exposed surfaces.
• Enumerate and test user roles, permissions, and privilege boundaries.
• Probe for broken session management, token handling issues, and weak logout / session invalidation behavior.
• Test input handling for client-side and server-side validation issues, including edge cases and error-based disclosures.
• Provide remediation advisory to application owners, developers, and security stakeholders on how to address identified findings.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong experience in web application penetration testing
• Demonstrated proficiency with Burp Suite and related offensive testing tools.
• Solid understanding of the OWASP Top 10 and OWASP API Security Top 10.
• Experience testing REST and/or GraphQL APIs.
• Strong knowledge of authentication, authorization, cookies, tokens, session management, and modern web architecture.
• Excellent report writing, remediation advisory, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and lead assessments from scoping through delivery.
• Knowledge of SAST, DAST, SCA, and API security tooling.
• Relevant certifications such as OSCP, OSEP, GWAPT, or equivalent.

MatchPoint Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and do not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoffs, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.