AWS Penetration Tester

Description

Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Security Operations Center (SOC) is a US Government program responsible to prevent, identify, contain and eradicate cyber threats to CBP networks through monitoring, intrusion detection and protective security services to CBP information systems including local area networks/wide area networks (LAN/WAN), commercial Internet connection, public facing websites, wireless, mobile/cellular, cloud, security devices, servers and workstations.

The CBP SOCis responsible fortheoverall security of CBP Enterprise-wide information systems, and collects, investigates, and reports any suspected and confirmed security violations.

Weareseekinga highly skilled and experienced Penetration Tester to join our team supportingtheCBP SOC. This candidate willbe responsible for conducting comprehensive security assessmentsofCBPFISMAsystems with the purpose ofidentifyingvulnerabilities and providing actionable recommendations to enhance the security posture of CBP's critical systems and networks. This role requires a deep understanding of offensive cybersecurity techniques, strong analytical capabilities,detailed report writing skillsand the ability to workas part of a team.

• Conduct penetration testing activities aligned with CBP and industry best practices.
• Perform internal and external web application, network, and infrastructure pentest assessments using commercial and open-source tools.
• Execute testing operations safely and in accordance with defined operational guidelines.
• Produce detailed reports outlining findings and actionable remediation recommendations.
• Partner with SOC, engineering, and security teams to validate and remediate vulnerabilities.
• Support tool development, methodology improvements, and team-wide knowledge sharing.
• Assist in verifying Bug Bounty findings and remediations.

• Bachelors' degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 3 to 5 (T3)/5 to 8 (T4) years of professional experience; or 3 to 5 years of professional experience with a Masters' degree.
• 3 (T3) /5 (T4) years in Pen Testing and Vulnerability Assessment, with specific emphasis on web application and enterprise network environments.
• 3-5 (T3) 5-8 (T4) years of professional experience in incident detection and response, malware analysis, or cyber forensics.
• Must be able to work in the office in Ashburn, VA 2-5 days per week as required by the customer.
• Must have a US Citizenship to be considered for this position due to the customer clearance required.

Must have the specific experience (1-3 years for T3) or (3-5 years for T4) in at least one of the following specialties:

• Network pentesting
• Web application pentesting
• Active directory pentesting
• Mobile application pentesting
• Cloud infrastructure pentesting
• RF pentesting

Must have the following experience with 1-3 (T3) 3-5 (T4) of the tools listed below:

• Kali Linux
• Metasploit
• Burp suite pro
• Cobalt Strike /Sliver
• Tenable Nessus
• Tenable Security Center
• Bloodhound
• BladeRF/HakRF
• Hak5 equipment
• Wireshark /tcpdump
• Prowler
• Scout suite

• OSCP
• GPEN
• CRTO
• OSWP
• GWAPT
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate

Clearance: In addition to specific security clearance requirements all CBP SOC employees are required to successfully complete a CBP Background Investigation to support this program.

• CISSP
• GISF
• GXPN
• OSCE
• OSEE
• AWS Certified Security - Specialty
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Ability to brief senior government leadership on pentesting requirements and results
• Red Team operator experience
• Experience creating and updating SOPs
• Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills
• Communication Skills

$87,100.00 - $

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.