Peraton · 1 month ago
Penetration Tester - Lead
US-AZ-Fort Huachuca
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$80K/yr - $128K/yr
6+ years expPeraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe. They are seeking a Lead Penetration Tester to support foundational services focused on improving capabilities and conducting penetration testing for the Army network to assess the defensive security posture.
Information TechnologyRobotics
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Utilize offensive toolsets such as Metaspolit and Kali Linux to safely analyze and penetration test production networks and systems, documenting steps and procedures to produce usable vulnerability assessments for the customer
Identify and investigate vulnerabilities, asses exploit potential, and document findings and remedies for presentation to facilitate mitigations on customer systems
Perform planning, execution, and documentation of penetration testing missions in accordance with Red Team methodologies
Perform web application testing using tools such as Burp Suite, Zap Proxy, Skipfish and Nikto, and open-source toolsets
Travel to customer sites to perform network security evaluations, penetration tests, and brief customers on findings
Perform daily cyber threat research and present findings to the organization to maintain knowledge of current adversary tactics, techniques and procedures and how to apply them. Brief staff and leadership on these findings
Perform open-source intelligence gathering to prepare for missions
Write reports of vulnerabilities to increase customer situational awareness and improve the customer’s cyber security posture
Assist all sections of the Defensive Cyber Operations team as required in performing Analysis, System Administration, and other duties as assigned
Contribute to the design, development and implementation of countermeasures, system integration, and tools specific to Cyber and Information Operations
Write reports of remotely exploitable vulnerabilities to increase customer situational awareness and improve the customer’s cyber security posture
Prepare and present technical reports and briefings
Qualification
Required
Active Top-Secret/SCI
Minimum of 6 years technical experience
Certification requirement: Certified Penetration Tester (GPEN) OR Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) OR meets current DCWF qualification requirements DCWF Code: 541 – Advanced (Masters an IT field OR Applicable Military Training OR one of the following: CFR, CISA, CISM, CySA+, GPEN, GSNA
Must possess an active, OR have the ability to obtain within 90 days of hire date, an ITIL Foundations Certification
Must have a full, complete, and in-depth understanding of all aspects of Defensive Cyber Operations
Must possess an in-depth understanding of penetration testing methodology, including recon, exploit, persistence, etc
Must have a solid understanding of networking protocols, their uses, and their potential misuses
Programming experience in one or more languages, experience in HTML/CSS or SQL
Experience with one or more scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash, Python or Perl
Preferred
Offensive Security OSCP
Army Certified Penetration Tester (or Instructor)
Fluency in one or more programming language (e.g., Python, C#, Golang)
In-depth understanding of physical penetration testing or PACS
Demonstrated ability to produce written deliverables and brief senior leadership
Self-starter with excellent judgment, capable of independent decision making
Benefits
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Company
Peraton
Peraton Fearlessly solving the toughest national security challenges.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Thomas Terjesen
Chief Information Officer
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