Senior Penetration Tester

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Develop strategies to create or utilize dynamically adjustable, representative threat suites and network environments for extensive testing.

• Specify testing scenarios and automated test frameworks to assess system detection, mitigation, and response capabilities against both signature- and anomaly-based threats.

• Conduct application security evaluations focusing on the OWASP Top Ten vulnerabilities and API security aspects.

• Evaluate wireless and RF security through penetration testing of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee networks.

• Implement advanced vulnerability scanning, risk evaluations, and manual verification to assess impacts on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

• Perform thorough penetration testing on hardware, software, firmware, RF, and network components.

• Create and execute custom exploits, proof-of-concept attacks, and threat-emulation environments to illustrate the impact of vulnerabilities.

• Record detailed technical findings, assess exploit efforts and risk levels, and provide actionable remediation strategies to enhance product security.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

• At least 5 years of experience across three or more domains: intelligence analysis, network engineering, network security, penetration testing, red team operations, hardware engineering, software engineering, exploit development, reverse engineering, or vulnerability assessment.

• Established ability to effectively collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, clients, and external stakeholders.

• Excellent oral communication skills with experience in leading briefing sessions, customer outreach, and user training.

• Strong written communication skills with a background in preparing technical status reports, case documentation, and system documentation.

• Proven experience in synthesizing complex system analyses into clear technical reports, findings, and actionable recommendations.

• U.S. Citizenship and an active Top Secret security clearance are required.

• All new hires must verify their identity, confirm U.S. Citizenship, and complete employment eligibility verification upon starting.

🏝️ Benefits

• Possibility of a 1099 hourly position.

• EEO/AA employer dedicated to promoting diversity among minorities, women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and other protected categories.