The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  TechForward is hiring a Penetration Tester in Kalamazoo, MI.

• Role description

  TechForward is looking for a mid-level Penetration Tester who can turn feedback-driven ideas about Wireshark into something a customer never has to think about. Bring scrappy-but-steady Container Security and 3 years to Kalamazoo, and the return is $72,000 - $105,000, a contract schedule, and influence that grows.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Own a technology service end to end, from Creativity schema to on-call rotation
  • Prototype rough DAST ideas fast, then decide which earn a place in TechForward's stack
  • Keep the technology Container Security service humming through Kalamazoo's holiday traffic surge
  • Lead SOC 2 Compliance design reviews that catch the costly mistakes before Kalamazoo, MI builds them
  • Negotiate ISO 27001 tradeoffs with product when TechForward timelines and reality collide
  • Lead technical design reviews for mid-level technology initiatives
  • Stand up observability so TechForward sees failures before customers in MI do

  What You'll Bring

  • A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your technology expertise
  • A learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements
  • Demonstrated ability to teach what you know to someone greener
  • Comfort being accountable for a forever-learning outcome in a contract role
  • Comfort steering technology conversations toward a decision
  • A low-drama bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait

  Every product at TechForward reflects the feedback-driven standards our Kalamazoo, MI team holds itself to. We protect Fridays for learning, so spend them chasing CompTIA Security+ or ISO 27001, your call.

  The Penetration Tester role earns $72,000 - $105,000 and opens doors to cross-functional projects that accelerate your Initiative and SOC 2 Compliance growth.

  We are growing the TechForward team in MI and adding this position immediately.

  Your SOC 2 Compliance deserves a stage bigger than your current one, and TechForward has it.

• Required skills

  • ISO 27001
  • SOC 2 Compliance
  • Identity and Access Management
  • Container Security
  • CompTIA Security+
  • DAST
  • Wireshark
  • Initiative
  • Growth Mindset
  • Creativity

• Benefits & perks

  • Signing bonus
  • Performance Bonuses
  • Public transit subsidy
  • Travel insurance for business trips
  • Hearing aid coverage
  • Free coffee and espresso bar
  • Accidental death and dismemberment coverage
  • Childcare Assistance
  • Competitive base salary
  • Employee of the Month
  • Paid business travel
  • On-site flu shots and vaccinations
  • Recreation Area

• Apply before 2026-08-03

  Submit your application for this Contract technology position.