Cloud Penetration Tester

Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Security Operations Center (SOC) is a US Government program responsible for preventing, identifying, containing, and eradicating 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 connections, public-facing websites, wireless, mobile/cellular, cloud, security devices, servers, and workstations.

The CBP SOC is responsible for the overall security of CBP Enterprise-wide information systems, and collects, investigates, and reports any suspected and confirmed security violations.

• Conduct penetration testing activities aligned with CBP and industry best practices.
• Perform internal and external web application, network, and infrastructure penetration testing 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.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 4 years of professional experience; or 2 years of professional experience with a Master’s degree.
• 3 years in penetration testing and vulnerability assessment, with specific emphasis on web application and enterprise network environments.
• 3 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 U.S. citizenship to be considered for this position due to the customer clearance required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a CBP BI Public Trust clearance prior to start.

• 1-3 years of experience in at least one of the following specialties:
  Network penetration testing, Web application penetration testing, Active Directory penetration testing, Mobile application penetration testing, Cloud infrastructure penetration testing, RF penetration testing.

• 1-3 years of experience with at least one of the following tools:
  Kali Linux, Metasploit, Burp Suite Pro, Cobalt Strike/Sliver, Tenable Nessus, Tenable Security Center, Bloodhound, BladeRF/HakRF, Hak5 equipment, Wireshark/TCPDump, Prowler, Scout Suite.

• At least one penetration testing certification: OSCP, GPEN, CRTO, OSWP, GWAPT, AWS Solutions Architect Associate.

• CISSP
• GISF
• GXPN
• OSCE
• OSEE
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Ability to brief senior government leadership on penetration testing requirements and results.
• Red Team operator experience.
• Experience creating and updating SOPs.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Communication skills.

June 10, 2026

Pay Range $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.