Peraton · 11 hours ago
Penetration Tester - Lead
Fort Huachuca, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$80K/yr - $128K/yr
6+ years expPeraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence. They are seeking a Lead Penetration Tester to utilize offensive toolsets to analyze and penetration test production networks and systems, document findings, and contribute to enhancing the organization's cybersecurity posture.
Information TechnologyRobotics
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Utilize offensive toolsets such as Metaspolit and Kali Linux to safely analyze and penetration test production networks and systems, documenting steps and procedures to produce usable vulnerability assessments for the customer
Identify and investigate vulnerabilities, asses exploit potential, and document findings and remedies for presentation to facilitate mitigations on customer systems
Perform planning, execution, and documentation of penetration testing missions in accordance with Red Team methodologies
Perform web application testing using tools such as Burp Suite, Zap Proxy, Skipfish and Nikto, and open-source toolsets
Travel to customer sites to perform network security evaluations, penetration tests, and brief customers on findings
Perform daily cyber threat research and present findings to the organization to maintain knowledge of current adversary tactics, techniques and procedures and how to apply them. Brief staff and leadership on these findings
Perform open-source intelligence gathering to prepare for missions
Write reports of vulnerabilities to increase customer situational awareness and improve the customer's cyber security posture
Assist all sections of the Defensive Cyber Operations team as required in performing Analysis, System Administration, and other duties as assigned
Contribute to the design, development and implementation of countermeasures, system integration, and tools specific to Cyber and Information Operations
Write reports of remotely exploitable vulnerabilities to increase customer situational awareness and improve the customer's cyber security posture
Prepare and present technical reports and briefings
Qualification
Required
Active DoD Secret Clearance
6 years of experience
Certification requirement: Certified Penetration Tester (GPEN) OR Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) OR meets current DCWF qualification requirements DCWF Code: 541 - Advanced (Masters an IT field OR Applicable Military Training OR one of the following: CFR, CISA, CISM, CySA+, GPEN, GSNA
In-depth understanding of all aspects of Defensive Cyber Operations
In-depth understanding of penetration testing methodology, including recon, exploit, persistence, etc
Solid understanding of networking protocols, their uses, and their potential misuses
Programming experience in one or more languages, experience in HTLM/CSS or SQL
Experience with one or more scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash, Python or Perl
Preferred
Bachelors degree
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Health savings account
Short/long term disability
EAP
Parental leave
401(k)
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation
Company paid holidays
Company
Peraton
Peraton Fearlessly solving the toughest national security challenges.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Thomas Terjesen
Chief Information Officer
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