Senior Penetration Tester (Hybrid - Pleasanton, CA)

About Blackhawk Network

Today, through BHN’s single global platform, businesses of all kinds can tap into the world’s largest network of branded payment solutions. BHN helps businesses grow revenue, increase loyalty, motivate and reward their teams, disburse funds and engage consumers. Branded payment solutions include the issuance and distribution of gift cards, egifts, corporate payouts and rewards, along with the technology to deliver these products in seamless, integrated ways. BHN’s network spans the globe with more than 400,000 consumer touchpoints. Learn more at BHN.com.

Overview

We’re hiring a Senior Penetration Tester to help defend our fintech platform against large-scale payment fraud, carding attacks, and other financially motivated threats. You’ll lead offensive security assessments targeting our transaction systems, authentication flows, and APIs — with a heavy focus on automation and scalability. Your work will directly impact our fraud defenses, detection strategy, and customer trust.

This is a highly technical, hands-on role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, high-stakes fintech environment.

This position will be Hybrid (Tuesdays & Wednesdays) out of our Pleasanton, CA office.

Responsibilities

• Lead penetration testing engagements focused on payment abuse, transaction manipulation, and business logic exploitation.
• Design and execute automated attack simulations to test our defenses against :
• Carding and BIN attacks
• Credential stuffing and account takeovers
• Checkout and payment flow abuse
• API-level enumeration and fraud
• Build custom tooling and frameworks to mimic the behavior of real-world fraudsters and cybercriminals.
• Partner with fraud engineering, product security, and risk teams to identify weak points in our controls, detection systems, and architecture.
• Conduct threat modeling and red teaming exercises related to payments, authentication, and user account abuse.
• Document findings in technical reports with clear risk impact, exploitability, and remediation guidance.
• Mentor junior testers and contribute to a culture of security innovation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Benefits

Salary Range for California Residents Only : $157,030.00 - $212,000.00

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, Blackhawk Network offers benefits including 401k with employer match, medical, dental, vision, 12 paid holidays in the year 2025, 1 hour of sick pay accrual for every 30 hours worked, parental leave, life insurance, disability insurance, accident and illness insurance, health and dependent care flexible spending accounts, wellness benefits, and flexible time off for all full-time employees.

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