Responsibilities:
- Conduct formal vulnerability assessments and penetration tests of networks, systems, web-based applications, and other types of information systems on a regular basis.
- Execute assigned vulnerability assessments and penetration tests independently and complete directives in a thorough and timely fashion, tests as an individual or as part of a testing team
- Perform testing using defined methodologies and a combination of automated and manual tools
- Demonstrate critical thinking and creative analysis techniques in executing tests and distilling test results, eliminating false positives and providing actionable recommendations for mitigation
- Create and deliver reports that effectively capture, explain and communicate the results of assessments and tests to varying technical and business audiences.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree and certifications
- 5+ years’ recent demonstrable experience in positions with primary responsibilities that include vulnerability assessment and penetration testing of a variety of target environments (e.g., pen tester, red team tester, vulnerability assessor)
- 5+ years’ experience with vulnerability assessment and penetration testing tools (e.g., Nessus, Nexpose, Metasploit, nmap, BurpSuite, Kismet, Nipper, Wireshark and Kail)
- 5+ years’ experience with independently analyzing testing results and writing assessment and test reports
- 2+ years’ recent demonstrable experience executing vulnerability assessments and penetration tests against public, private and hybrid cloud environment
- 3+ years’ experience with configuring, administering, and troubleshooting networks and application platforms
- 2+ years’ recent experience in technical a consulting project delivery role
- Excellent time management, written documentation and oral presentation skills
- Incumbent must be eligible to work in the USA without sponsorship. No C2C work.
Additional Desired Qualifications:
- Knowledge of TCP/IP protocols and networking architectures
- Knowledge of databases, applications, and web server design and implementation.
- Knowledge of security and IT standards, such as ISO, NIST, OWASP, ITIL and COBIT
- Knowledge of the National Vulnerability Database (NVDB)
- Knowledge of security configuration and testing of common infrastructure, networks, systems and applications platforms
- Experience assessing and testing network devices, including Firewalls, Router and Switches
- Goal-oriented penetration testing experience as a member of an attack team is a plus.
- Security or testing certification (e.g., CEH, CISSP, CISM) is a plus