Staff Security Engineer (Penetration Tester)

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Seoul, South KoreaPosted 2 days ago

Apply on Coupang's career page

Market pay check

Matched to Computer systems and software professionals

Source: Ministry of Employment and Labor wage information system (wage.go.kr), wage distribution by occupation.

What you'd do

Conduct penetration testing across web,mobile,API,and network attack surfaces
Deliver remediation guidance and response playbooks for discovered security vulnerabilities
Execute red team campaigns simulating real-world threat actor tactics and techniques

What they want

Minimum 5 years of hands-on offensive security or penetration testing technical experience
Demonstrated ability to conduct security tests across web,mobile,and API targets
Proficiency with common penetration testing tools such as Burp Suite and Metasploit

Nice to have

Prior experience working in an e-commerce technology environment at scale
Hands-on AWS cloud security experience and knowledge of on-premise differences
Familiarity with Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK offensive security frameworks

Seoulstart's read

Visa tier (likely): E-7 specialty / professional (likely)
Korean language: Business-level Korean required
English friendliness: Medium: English JD, mixed-language workplace
Context: Red team role at Coupang Seoul office; Korean-language JD but English bilingual listed as a nice-to-have,suggesting English-comfortable candidates are welcome.

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