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# Senior Cyber Security - Penetration Testing

- **Company:** Systemtec, Inc.
- **Location:** Columbia, SC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $138,944.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software System Penetration Testing, Burp Suite, Cyber Security, Linux, Disaster Recovery, Linux System Administration, Web Testing, Information Technology, Metasploit, Nessus, Burpsuite, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** June 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=34f4e4ecc713ffde

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Vuls?, Do you have a Associate's degree?, * Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to provide sponsorship or work with Third-Party agencies.

 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree. or 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree
 * 8 years of job related technical experience
 * Linux and various penetration testing tools. (BurpSuite, MetaSploit, Nessus)

Preferred Skills: Preferred Work Experience: Strong incident response experience in a medium to large sized enterprise. Experience interpreting and acting on cyber threat intelligence. Preferred Licenses and Certificates: CISA, CISM, CISSP

Responsibilities of the Senior Cyber Security - Penetration Testing:

 * Support ongoing security testing initiatives, validate risk across applications and infrastructure, and help strengthen the organization's overall security posture.
 * Daily Duties: 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.

Work Location: Hybrid work arrangement preferred with onsite support Tuesday through Thursday and additional onsite presence as needed in Columbia, SC.

Hours: 8-5 - OT is required for any disaster recovery exercises and proof of concept



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