Security Engineering

Penetration Testing Engineer

Identifying vulnerabilities in systems and applications through ethical hacking

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50 skills

250 requirements

131 mandatory

13 domains

Awareness 50 Working 50 Advanced 50 Expert 100

Level:

All domains Programming Fundamentals 7 Backend Development 1 Database Management 1 API & Integration 6 Cloud & Infrastructure 6 DevOps & CI/CD 1 Testing & QA 3 Security 13 AI-Assisted Development 4 Architecture & System Design 1 Observability & Monitoring 4 Version Control & Collaboration 2 Documentation 1

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Programming Fundamentals

7 skills · 35 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Algorithms & Data Structures
Algorithms & Complexity	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Data Structures	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
OOP & Design Patterns
OOP & SOLID Principles	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Design Patterns	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Concurrency & Parallelism
Multithreading	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Async Programming	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Clean Code & Refactoring
Code Quality & Refactoring	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

Backend Development

1 skills · 5 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Caching
Redis	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

Database Management

1 skills · 5 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Relational Databases
PostgreSQL	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

API & Integration

6 skills · 30 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
REST API
REST API Design	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
GraphQL
GraphQL Design	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
API Protocols
WebSocket API Design	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
API Management
API Documentation	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
API Testing	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Rate Limiting & Throttling	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

Cloud & Infrastructure

6 skills · 30 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Containerization
Docker	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Container Security
Container Security Scanning	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Kubernetes & Orchestration
Kubernetes Core	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Cloud Providers
AWS	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Networking
Network Fundamentals	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
DNS & Networking
VPN & Network Isolation	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

DevOps & CI/CD

1 skills · 5 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
CI/CD
GitHub Actions / GitLab CI	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

Testing & QA

3 skills · 15 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Unit Testing
Unit Testing	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Integration Testing
Integration Testing	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Specialized Testing
Security Testing	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

Security

13 skills · 65 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Application Security
OWASP & Application Security	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
SAST/DAST	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Secure Coding Practices	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Threat Modeling	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Dependency Vulnerability Scanning	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Infrastructure Security
Network Security	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Cloud Security	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Kubernetes Security	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Authentication & Authorization
JWT / OAuth2 / OIDC	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
RBAC / ABAC Authorization	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Incident Response
Incident Response Process	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Digital Forensics Basics	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Vulnerability Management	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

AI-Assisted Development

4 skills · 20 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
AI Coding Assistants
GitHub Copilot	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Cursor IDE	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
ChatGPT / Claude	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Prompt Engineering
Prompt Engineering for Code	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

Architecture & System Design

1 skills · 5 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
System Design
System Design Fundamentals	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

Observability & Monitoring

4 skills · 20 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Logging
Structured Logging	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
ELK Stack	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Metrics & Monitoring
Prometheus & Grafana	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Distributed Tracing
OpenTelemetry	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

Version Control & Collaboration

2 skills · 10 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Git & Workflows
Git Advanced	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Code Review
Code Review	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

Documentation

1 skills · 5 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Technical Documentation
Runbook & Playbook Writing	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

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