Penetration Tester - OT/IACS Environment

Greetings from Themesoft!

We are seeking a highly skilled and curious Penetration Tester with a strong background in hardware hacking and industrial cybersecurity.

Job Title: Penetration Tester - OT/IACS Environment

Location- Hyderabad.

Experience: 6- 10 Years

Position: Contract (6 months)

Notice Period: Immediate/10 days joiners

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct penetration tests on embedded systems, PLCs, HMIs, and industrial controllers.
• Perform hardware-level attacks including firmware extraction, JTAG/SWD probing.
• Analyze and reverse-engineer firmware and binaries from industrial devices.
• Develop custom exploits and payloads for proprietary protocols and hardware.
• Collaborate with engineering and security teams to recommend mitigation strategies.
• Document findings in detailed technical reports and present to stakeholders.
• Stay current with emerging threats in OT/IACS and hardware security domains.

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience in penetration testing, especially in OT/IACS environments.
• Strong knowledge of embedded systems, microcontrollers, and hardware interfaces (UART, SPI, I2C, JTAG).
• Familiarity with ICS protocols and architectures.
• Proficiency in reverse engineering tools (IDA Pro, Ghidra, Radare2).
• Experience with hardware debugging tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, chip programmers).
• Solid understanding of threat modeling and risk assessment in industrial contexts.
• Programming/scripting skills (Python, C, Bash, etc.).

Interested or if any referral share updated resume with mythili@themesoft.com