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Penetration Tester / Red Team Specialist Market Demand in Brazil

Hiring outlook, remote working rates, and which companies are actively recruiting.

Hiring outlook
Growing

Penetration Tester hiring in Brazil is being driven by BACEN's cyber-resilience expectations pushing banks and fintechs toward regular, formally scoped red-team engagements, with demand concentrated in São Paulo. Itaú Unibanco and Nubank are among the more consistent hirers, and OSCP-certified testers remain scarce enough locally that most work PJ (pessoa jurídica) rather than under CLT contracts, commanding a premium over generalist security roles.

Remote / hybrid
34%

Share of Brazil Penetration Tester / Red Team Specialist roles advertising remote or hybrid working.

Pay trend
+7.5%

Year-on-year salary movement in Brazil. Positive movement signals active market competition.

What's driving Penetration Tester / Red Team Specialist demand in Brazil

Strongest in: Banking and fintech security teams, led by employers such as Itaú Unibanco and Nubank, commissioning regular red-team engagements to satisfy Banco Central do Brasil (BACEN) cyber-resilience expectations

Penetration Tester hiring in Brazil is being driven by BACEN's cyber-resilience expectations pushing banks and fintechs toward regular, formally scoped red-team engagements, with demand concentrated in São Paulo. Itaú Unibanco and Nubank are among the more consistent hirers, and OSCP-certified testers remain scarce enough locally that most work PJ (pessoa jurídica) rather than under CLT contracts, commanding a premium over generalist security roles.

Skills commanding the biggest premium right now

Salary premium over the Brazil median for Penetration Tester / Red Team Specialists who list these skills.

Red team / adversary simulation+21%
Exploit development+16%
OSCP/OSCE-level offensive skills+13%

Top employers hiring in Brazil

Companies with consistent or active Penetration Tester / Red Team Specialist hiring in Brazil.

XP Inc.Santander BrasilBradescoPicPayB3 (Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão)NubankItaú UnibancoBanco do Brasil

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