Senior Security Researcher – AI‑Driven Penetration Testing

About the role

Terra Security is building an AI‑driven continuous penetration‑testing platform that adapts to code changes and evolving attack surfaces. As a Senior Security Researcher you will embed real‑world offensive techniques into the product, ensuring the AI agents reflect the latest adversary behavior.

Key responsibilities

• Translate real‑world attack chains and exploitation techniques into scalable product capabilities for AI agents.
• Design and implement solutions for complex security research challenges within an AI‑driven, agent‑based architecture.
• Partner closely with Engineering and Product teams to define technical requirements and influence roadmap decisions.
• Conduct in‑depth research to identify emerging attack techniques, tooling innovations, and automation opportunities.
• Evaluate and sharpen the platform’s offensive capabilities to stay aligned with the evolving threat landscape.
• Drive innovation initiatives and contribute to internal knowledge sharing and external research publications.

Required profile

• 5+ years of hands‑on offensive security experience (penetration testing, red teaming, vulnerability research).
• Deep knowledge of security research practices, common attack methodologies, and root‑cause analysis.
• Solid familiarity with modern web‑application tech stacks, protocols, and cloud architecture.
• Excellent technical writing skills, with experience producing blogs, research papers, or whitepapers.
• High level of English proficiency – fluent in reading, writing, and speaking.

Required skills

• Python scripting
• Go programming
• Development of custom security tools
• Penetration testing
• Red teaming
• Vulnerability research
• AI tool integration
• Web application security