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Peraton · 2 days ago

Penetration Tester

Arlington, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$86K/yr - $138K/yr

5+ years exp

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe. They are seeking an experienced Cyber Penetration Tester to support the Red Cell Team by performing and leading penetration tests to assess the security of customer systems and identify vulnerabilities.

Information TechnologyRobotics

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Support the Red Cell Team by performing and leading penetration tests to assess the security of customer systems

Identify vulnerabilities and develop recommended remediations to satisfy mandated NIST 800-53 security controls

Report and demonstrate findings to system owners and engineers

Maintain Red Cell infrastructure

Develop or modify tools to automate discovery or exploitation

Qualification

Penetration TestingKali LinuxNIST 800-53Penetration Testing ToolsSecurity CertificationsScripting LanguagesNetworking PrinciplesCommon VulnerabilitiesCloud TechnologiesSoft Skills

Required

Bachelor of Science and 5 years of relevant experience in Cyber/IT, or a Master's of Science and 3 years of relevant experience in Cyber/IT. In lieu of a degree, 4 years of additional IT security or penetration testing experience may be considered

Minimum of 2 years with penetration testing experience

Possess one of the following certifications, OR be able to obtain before start date: CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA-Security, CEH, CFR, Cloud+, CySA+, GCIA, GCIH, GICSP, SCYBER, Security+ CE, SSCP

Demonstrated experience with Kali Linux

Demonstrated penetration testing tools experience with Nmap, Burp Suite, Metasploit, etc

Demonstrated ability in evaluating vulnerabilities, performing root cause analysis, and reporting findings utilizing assessment methodologies such as NIST SP 800-115, Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES), Information Systems Security Assessment Framework (ISSAF), OWASP Web Security Testing Guide (WTG), etc

Demonstrated ability to lead a penetration test and guide Senior/Junior Penetration Testers

U.S. citizenship required

An active Secret security clearance

Must have the ability to obtain a final Top Secret security clearance

Preferred

Active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance

One of the following certifications or an alternate, verifiable certification demonstrating IT security competence: CompTIA CASP+, ISC2 Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP), ISC2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), ISC2 Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP)

One of the following certifications or an alternate, verifiable certification demonstrating practical penetration testing competence: Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), Hack the Box Certified Penetration Testing Specialist (CPTS), TCM Security Practical Network Penetration Tester (PNPT), GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester (GXPN), Zero Point Security Red Team Ops II

Advanced understanding of the following: NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) and the Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process, Security principles such as CIA, IAAAA, access control models, risk management, etc., Networking principles and technologies such as IP routing, TCP/UDP, VPNs, firewalls, NAT, etc., Common network protocols such as SSH, FTP, SMTP, SMB, HTTP, etc., Operating system principles such as process management, device management, user management, file systems, etc., Data processing principles such as encoding, hashing, encryption, etc., Scripting and programming languages such as Bash, Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, etc., Common application vulnerabilities and exploits such as outdated components, permissions misconfigurations, lack of input validation, logging/monitoring failures, etc., Common web application vulnerabilities and exploits such as XSS, SQLi, LFI, file uploads, broken authentication mechanisms, etc., Active Directory (AD) enumeration and attacks such as kerberoasting, AS-REP roasting, abusing misconfigured privileges, crafting golden tickets, etc., Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and navigating IT environments implementing multifactor authentication, Cloud technologies and platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), etc