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# Penetration Tester / Secret

- **Company:** Peraton Inc
- **Location:** Chandler, AZ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $104,000.0 - $166,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software System Penetration Testing, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Red Team (Cyber Security), Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/86216007/1

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, or related field and 5 years of relevant experience. An additional 4 years will be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.
 * Minimum of 5 years of hands-on penetration testing experience.
 * Experience with Red Team, IoT, Mobile, Cloud, and HVA testing.
 * Team lead, supervisory, or management experience.
 * Certification:
 + GPEN or GXPN
 + One or more of the following:
o GRTP, CRTL, OSCP, CRTP, CMWAPT, CEPT, CPT, or LPT

 + CISA AES HVA Assessment Lead or Technical Lead certification
 * U.S. citizenship is required.
 * Active Secret security clearance.

## Description

We are seeking to hire an experienced and highly skilled Penetration Tester to conduct advanced offensive security operations across diverse and highimpact environments.

 * This role supports critical national security missions by identifying vulnerabilities, emulating realworld adversaries, and strengthening defensive cyber capabilities across enterprise, cloud, mobile, IoT, and High Value Asset (HVA) systems.
 * You will lead technical engagements, drive red team operations, and collaborate closely with SOC, incident response, and engineering teams to ensure findings translate into measurable security improvements.

You will:

 * Conduct fullspectrum penetration testing across enterprise, cloud, mobile, IoT, and HVA environments.
 * Lead and execute adversary emulation and red team operations to validate SOC detection and response capabilities.
 * Serve as technical or team lead for offensive security engagements, including scoping, planning, execution, and reporting.
 * Identify exploitable vulnerabilities, develop proofofconcepts, and deliver actionable, riskprioritized findings.
 * Coordinate results and collaborate with SOC, IR, and engineering teams to support remediation and strengthen defensive posture.


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