Penetration Tester 3

About This Role

The Penetration Tester 3 is a Subject Matter Expert who provides testing expertise for the Risk Management Framework, directing and participating in security control assessments for government clients. This role focuses on network and application-level testing using specialized knowledge of network protocols, operating systems, architectures, equipment, services, and standards.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert, providing testing expertise of the Risk Management Framework.
• Direct and participate in the testing phase of security control assessments.
• Perform vulnerability and penetration testing using a wide variety of tools.
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies relevant to information systems security.
• Interpret agency-specific and federal security regulations.
• Perform both network and application-level testing using established testing protocols and methods.

Requirements

• Eight (8) years of related work experience as a Penetration Tester
• Expertise in network and application-level testing using established test protocols and methods
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology Engineering (or 4 additional years of Penetration Testing experience)
• Active TS/SCI with a polygraph security clearance
• US Citizen

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Eight (8) years of related work experience as a Penetration Tester performing network and application-level testing using established test protocols and methods, or twelve (12) years of experience without a bachelor's degree.

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