Job Placement · Cybersecurity · Penetration Tester
Skilled penetration testers are a small, certified pool that almost never answers a posting. We place permanent penetration tester candidates in 23-35 days at roughly 50% less than contingency firms, with a 45-day replacement guarantee.
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Why This Role Is Hard To Fill
Skilled penetration testers are a small, certified pool that almost never answers a posting. That is why a posting-and-waiting search rarely fills a penetration tester seat with the right person. Our recruiters source passive penetration tester candidates directly, screen them against your specific criteria, and deliver a shortlist of 3 to 5 people, not a stack of resumes.
The Math on Waiting
An open security role is risk you are carrying in real time. Alerts go uninvestigated, audit and compliance deadlines slip, and the work piles onto an already-stretched team that starts eyeing the exit. A security engineer seat open for 90 days can mean missed audit windows, deferred remediation, and roughly $45,000 in absorbed risk and overhead before the search ends.
The Talent Window
The best security professionals are employed, performing, and contacted by recruiters constantly. When one opens up to a move, the decision window is two to three weeks, and the offer usually comes from whoever reached them first. A posting-and-waiting search misses that person every time.
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