Penetration Tester in Virginia

This role will support the improvement of cybersecurity analytics by conducting cloud adversarial emulation testing on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in penetration testing, particularly in cloud environments, and experience with purple-teaming activities.

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Conduct cloud adversarial emulation testing and assessments on VAEC resources.
• Perform purple-team activities to identify and exploit vulnerabilities, ensuring they are remediated in a correct and timely manner.
• Provide a weekly report detailing the number of planned tests, tests completed, and the outcomes of each test.
• Support 3rd party purple team Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) assessments on VAEC resources.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity engineers, analysts, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment and effective...

The qualified candidate will be required to perform the following:

• Perform dye penetrant testing on weapons systems using specialized equipment.
• Independently provide technical guidance and technical assistance on assigned weapons systems. Investigate, analyze and resolve problems pertaining to the repair of the weapon systems assigned.
• Perform corrective and preventative maintenance, alignment, and calibration for automated test systems. 
• Utilize knowledge of electronic concepts, principles, practices, and techniques in the operation, troubleshooting, alignment, repair and maintenance of test systems necessary to support a full range of projects concerned with producing, overhauling, or testing of air launched weapons systems.
• Perform modifications of test systems, subsystems, support equipment and software.
• Help department with other duties as needed, such as clerical, administrative etc.
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Title: Penetration Tester, Expert

Location: On-site McLean, VA

· Job Type: Full-time (40 hours per week) with benefits.

· Availability: immediate.

· Security Clearance: TS/SCI with CI Polygraph.

· Years of Experience:

4 years with a PhD

8 years with a BS degree.

6 years with a master’s degree

10 years with an AA degree

12 years with an HS diploma

Job Description:

• Conduct internal penetration testing and vulnerability assessment of servers, web applications, webservices, and databases

• Manually exploit and compromise operating systems, web applications, and databases

• Examine results of web/OS scanners, scans and static source code analysis

• Identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and compliance issues

• Write final reports, defend all findings to include the risk or...

Job Description:

Required Skills

• Conduct internal penetration testing and vulnerability assessment of servers, web applications, webservices, and databases 

• Manually exploit and compromise operating systems, web applications, and databases

• Examine results of web/OS scanners, scans and static source code analysis

• Identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and compliance issues

• Write final reports, defend all findings to include the risk or vulnerability, mitigation strategies, and references

• Ability to meet and coordinate with various audiences to include developers, system administrators, project managers, and senior government stakeholders

• Provide security recommendations for developers, system administrators, project managers, and senior government stakeholders

• Report vulnerabilities identified during security assessments

• Write penetration testing Rules of...

Job Description

• Conduct internal penetration testing and vulnerability assessment of servers, web applications, webservices, and databases

• Manually exploit and compromise operating systems, web applications, and databases

• Examine results of web/OS scanners, scans and static source code analysis

• Identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and compliance issues

• Write final reports, defend all findings to include the risk or vulnerability, mitigation strategies, and references

• Ability to meet and coordinate with various audiences to include developers, system administrators, project managers, and senior government stakeholders

• Provide security recommendations for developers, system administrators, project managers, and senior government stakeholders

• Report vulnerabilities identified during security assessments

• Write penetration testing Rules of Engagements (RoE), Test Plans, and Standard...

Penetration Tester, Expert (Federal agency)

Core Hours: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Location: Tysons, VA

• Job Type: Full-time (40 hours per week) with benefits.

• Availability: immediate.

• Security Clearance: TS/SCI with CI of FS Polygraph.

Years of Experience:

4 years with a PhD

8 years with a BS degree.

6 years with a master’s degree

10 years with an AA degree

12 years with an HS diploma

Job Description

Required Skills

• Conduct internal penetration testing and vulnerability assessment of servers, web applications, webservices, and databases

• Manually exploit and compromise operating systems, web applications, and databases

• Examine results of web/OS scanners, scans and static source code analysis

• Identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and compliance...