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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cybersecurity Test Engineer - **Company:** Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. - **Location:** Rome, GA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Starter - **Salary:** $55,200.0 - $126,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Software System Penetration Testing, Bash Shell, Biometrics, Burp Suite, Command-Line Interface, CompTIA Security+, Cyber Security, Computer Networks, Linux, Emulators, White-Box Testing, Systems Analysis, Internet Security, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Python (Programming Language), Kali Linux, Linux Commands, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ruby, Data Streaming, Systems Architecture, Test Execution Engine, Tripwire, Wireshark, Virtualization Technology, Scripting, SC Clearance, Ethereal, Metasploit, Cybercrime, Vulnerability Analysis - **Published:** September 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/cybersecurity-test-engineer-junior-rome-ny--34a85e90-e7d6-401d-9d2e-a1a139eb7b15 ## About the Role * Experience with Linux command line, including scripting in Ruby, Python, or Bash and automating basic tasks * Experience with networking concepts * Experience with virtualization * Secret clearance * HS diploma or GED * Ability to obtain a DoD IAT Level II Security+ CE Certification within 120 days of start date Nice If You Have: * Experience analyzing and executing test plans and procedures * Experience developing or analyzing technical documentation * Experience with penetration testing or adversarial emulation * Experience with NIST 800-53 security controls * Knowledge of cyber threats and how to appropriately harden a system to prevent them * Knowledge of vulnerability assessment tools, including Kali Linux, Wireshark, Tripwire, Burp Suite, and Metasploit * OSCP, CISSP, CASP, Red Hat CSA, or GPEN Certification, Access Control, Air Force, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bash Scripting, Biometrics, CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Command Line, Communication Skills, CompTIA Security+, Compensation and Benefits, Computer Security, GPEN - GIAC Penetration Tester, Internet Security, Leadership, Linux Operating System, Metasploit, Problem Solving Skills, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Red Hat Linux Operating System, Risk Management Framework (RMF), Ruby, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Secret Clearance, Security Attacks, System Architecture, Systems Analysis, Technical Analysis, Technical Writing, Test Plan/Schedule, Testing, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), United States Department of Defense (DoD), Virtualization, White Box Testing, Wireshark (Ethereal), Work From Home ## Description Collaborate with a team of creative problem solvers to test and evaluate systems through a Whitebox adversarial approach for the DoD in support of our Air Force clients. Work with systems that are assessed based on the NIST 800-53 Risk Management Framework security controls. Focus on the filtering capabilities and data flows, including low levels, within the architecture of the system, including Mandatory Access Controls and Discretionary Access Controls. 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