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About IOActive
IOActive is a security services firm that tests devices, applications and industrial systems for large enterprises, backed by its own research. Its 11 openings are consulting roles: Embedded Device Security Consultant and Senior Embedded Security Consultant posts in the US and near Cheltenham, Senior Security Consultant roles in OT, Application Security and Red Team, an AI Security Consultant, an Associate Security Consultant in Madrid, a fixed-term Security Consultant and an Android App Malware Reverse Engineer in Brazil.
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, CyberJobs.cc shows 11 security openings at IOActive, and their stated salaries usually fall between $112k and $175k a year (midpoint $125k).
IOActive security openings
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Backend Security Engineer (shows the role here)
micro1 · Security Engineering · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$30–$100/hr
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Senior Security Consultant, Operational Technologies (OT) (shows the role here)
Architecture & Consulting · Remote· 4mo agoDetails
$100,000–$175,000/yr- $75,000–$175,000/yr
- $75,000–$175,000/yr
Security Consultant - Fixed Term (shows the role here)
Architecture & Consulting · Remote· 2mo agoDetails
$65,000–$150,000/yrSenior Embedded Security Consultant - Cheltenham (shows the role here)
Offensive Security · Bishops Cleeve, United Kingdom· 1y+ agoDetails
Senior Embedded Security Consultant - US (shows the role here)
Architecture & Consulting · Seattle, WA· 1y+ agoDetails
$90,000–$175,000/yr
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Application Security Engineer – CVE & Vulnerability Research (shows the role here)
Anyone AI · Offensive Security · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$65/hr
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Embedded Device Security Consultant (shows the role here)
Offensive Security · Remote· 1y+ agoDetails
$80,000–$120,000/yrAssociate Security Consultant (shows the role here)
Architecture & Consulting · Madrid, Spain· 3mo agoDetails
Embedded Device Security Consultant - Cheltenham (shows the role here)
Offensive Security · Bishops Cleeve, United Kingdom· 1y+ agoDetails
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- $40–$80/hr
Responsible AI / Security Specialist (shows the role here)
Mercor · Offensive Security · Remote· 3d agoDetails
$90–$140/hr
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Working at IOActive
Founded in 1998 by Joshua Pennell, IOActive is privately held and headquartered in Seattle, and opened a second headquarters in Atlanta in 2024. Its security postings state $112k–$175k/yr typically (median $125k/yr).
Hiring now, with salaries read from its own postings11 open roles at IOActive, confirmed on its careers system 13 Nov 2026.
Salaried consultants on client assessments with travel, plus one fixed-term contract.
Seven roles are remote, several of them open in the US, UK, Spain, Canada or Brazil. The office-based posts are at Bishops Cleeve near Cheltenham (two), Madrid and Seattle.
Salaries at IOActive
From its open postings · 13 Nov 2026Midpoint $125k/yr, across 6 postings with a salary range, running from $65k/yr up to $175k/yr.
Computed from 6 different pay ranges employers posted, by this employer, each counted as a year's pay (an hourly rate times 2,080 hours). 5 of the 11 open roles in this set give no salary.
| Kind of work | Open roles | Typical pay | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture & Consulting | 5 | $121k–$175k/yr | $175k/yr |
| Offensive Security | 4 | $80k–$120k/yr1 of 4 state a rate | $120k/yr |
| AppSec | 1 | $75k–$175k/yr1 rate | $175k/yr |
| Threat Intel & Research | 1 | No rate stated | None stated |
IOActive's best-paid open roles
Sort all 11 by salarySenior Security Consultant, Operational Technologies (OT) (shows the role here)
Architecture & Consulting · Remote· 4mo agoDetails
$100,000–$175,000/yrSenior Embedded Security Consultant - US (shows the role here)
Architecture & Consulting · Seattle, WA· 1y+ agoDetails
$90,000–$175,000/yr- $75,000–$175,000/yr
- $75,000–$175,000/yr
Security Consultant - Fixed Term (shows the role here)
Architecture & Consulting · Remote· 2mo agoDetails
$65,000–$150,000/yr
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IOActive: common questions
What salary does IOActive offer security staff?
IOActive's security postings usually state $112k–$175k/yr, centred on $125k/yr, going by the 6 open roles with a salary range. The lowest stated salary is $65k/yr and the highest $175k/yr.
What sort of company is IOActive?
Founded in 1998 by Joshua Pennell, IOActive is privately held and headquartered in Seattle, and opened a second headquarters in Atlanta in 2024.
What is it like to work in security at IOActive?
Its security postings state $112k–$175k/yr typically (median $125k/yr). As a services firm, its security staff work on client engagements, which means variety and often travel or on-call.
What kind of employment are IOActive's security roles?
Salaried consultants on client assessments with travel, plus one fixed-term contract.
Where are IOActive's security jobs based?
Seven roles are remote, several of them open in the US, UK, Spain, Canada or Brazil. The office-based posts are at Bishops Cleeve near Cheltenham (two), Madrid and Seattle.
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