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# Penetration Tester / Security Assessor - Cyber Threat Intelligence

- **Company:** Dale Workforce Solutions
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software System Penetration Testing, Burp Suite, Cyber Security, Linux, Linux System Administration, Web Testing, Metasploit, Nessus, Burpsuite, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** September 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/7fa15105-6880-46c6-9bb3-8e24057e1fbb

## About the Role

* Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain security findings to both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders
 * Ability to translate complex vulnerabilities into business-relevant risk and provide practical, understandable remediation guidance
 * Professional presence and confidence when discussing assessment results, answering questions, and presenting recommendations
 * Ability to document findings thoroughly, accurately, and in a polished manner suitable for reports and stakeholder communication, * Someone whose experience is limited to running automated vulnerability scans without being able to validate, exploit, or explain the findings
 * A candidate who relies entirely on tools like Nessus and cannot perform manual penetration testing against applications, systems, or infrastructure
 * Someone who cannot distinguish false positives from legitimate security weaknesses or assess real-world risk
 * A security analyst with only compliance or checklist-based assessment experience in place of hands-on penetration testing expertise

## Description

* This team is made up of highly motivated senior cybersecurity practitioners who bring deep hands-on experience in penetration testing, assessment, threat hunting, forensics, and security operations
 * The team works closely together to support ongoing security testing initiatives, validate risk across applications and infrastructure, and help strengthen the organization's overall security posture
 * A key selling point for candidates is the team's collaborative culture, with members openly sharing intelligence, techniques, and findings and actively supporting one another in solving complex security problems
 * This is a strong opportunity for someone who values working alongside experienced professionals in an environment that encourages knowledge sharing, continuous learning, and high-quality security work

Required Skills

 * Linux
 * Various penetration testing tools (BurpSuite, MetaSploit, Nessus)

Day to Day

 * A penetration tester / security assessor typically spends the day planning and executing security tests against applications, systems, and infrastructure to uncover vulnerabilities before attackers do
 * Much of the work involves using Linux-based environments and tools such as Burp Suite, Metasploit, and Nessus to perform web application testing, vulnerability scanning, exploitation validation, and manual verification of findings
 * They often review scope, analyze prior results, run scans, investigate weaknesses, and document evidence to determine real-world risk