Penetration Tester (U.S. Citizen/Security Clearance Required)
Task Force Talent
Chantilly, United States of America
30 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Compensation
$ 210KJob location
Chantilly, United States of America
Tech stack
Microsoft Windows
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Proxy Servers
Software System Penetration Testing
Azure
Computer Security
Information Systems
Linux
Intrusion Detection Systems
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Network Security
NMap
Software Engineering
Wireshark
Google Cloud Platform
Cloud Platform System
Firewalls (Computer Science)
Metasploit
IDA Pro
Iptables
Encase
Job description
- Grey and black box penetration testing and system exploitation against desktops, servers, applications, operating systems, and security systems to gain root and administrator access
- Performing reconnaissance, privilege escalation persistence, lateral movement, and payload generation against information systems
- Analyzing vulnerabilities, identifying network risks, and providing mitigation recommendations
- If you are the right person, then you already know all of this and should just apply if you have the clearance.
- Cloud environments (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform)
- Developing security test plans
- Linux/Windows as well as virtual and wireless platforms
- Infosec policies
- Tools such as nmap, Wireshark, Metasploit, IDA Pro, Encase, etc.
- Network security technologies (firewalls, proxies, iptables, VPN, IDS/IPS, etc.)
Requirements
Our client for this role is a small company with very unique experience and expertise in cybersecurity and related areas. Candidates should have a background or experience in a technical area, excellent teamwork skills, and be willing to learn. Ideally, candidates also know something about networks, forensics, software engineering, or similar areas. This is uniquely rewarding, high-impact work that cannot be done elsewhere., * U.S. citizen with active TS/SCI FSP security clearance. (Sorry, we are unable to sponsor or upgrade clearances for this role.)