Role path
Penetration Tester (Offensive)
Break into systems legally, explain the risk and get the holes fixed.
9 tools10 courses6 lines61 lessons open4 career stages36 h in total
Tools this role uses
The labs and templates for real work that the penetration tester (offensive) route opens. Use them on the job today; the courses below teach why they work.
Fresher
Station 1How the Web WorksFollow one request from a phone to a server and back, design APIs that survive real networks, and put numbers on speed, load and reliability.Change to the Engineering Roles line
Station 2TechOps: Linux, Networks and IT OperationsKeep a company's technology running: Linux, shell scripts, networks, accounts and MFA, a fleet of devices, and a service desk that handles incidents and changes well.Change to the Cybersecurity line
Station 3Security FoundationsHow attacks work and how organisations defend: threats, identity, cryptography, networks, cloud and the human side.Junior
Change to the Developer Foundations line
Station 4JavaScript Deep DiveLearn how JavaScript really behaves, from values and closures to the event loop and async code, by fixing real bugs in a grocery chain's apps.Change to the System Design line
Station 5SQL & Data ModelingDesign PostgreSQL tables that keep every fact in one place, write the SQL behind real reports, make queries fast with the right indexes, and keep data correct under concurrent writes and live schema changes.Change to the Cybersecurity line
Station 6Application Security for DevelopersBuild software that resists attack: the OWASP Top 10, threat modelling, secure code review, supply chain and AI app risks.Mid-level
Station 7Offensive Security: Ethical Hacking and PentestingPlan and run a legal penetration test: scoping, reconnaissance, web and network attacks, privilege escalation and reporting.- Station 8Defensive Security: SOC, Detection and ResponseWork in a security operations centre: logs and SIEM, detection rules, alert triage, threat hunting and incident response.
Senior
Change to the AI Engineering line
Station 9AI Engineering in ProductionRun AI features and agents at scale: observability, guardrails, model routing, fine-tuning choices, red-teaming and governance.Change to the Product Management line
Station 10Communication & LeadershipWrite memos that get a decision in one meeting, present answer-first to a managing director, lead people who don't report to you, prepare for PM interviews and grow as a PM or product leader.