Security Software Engineer – Red Team Penetration Tester

Security Software Engineer – Red Team Penetration Testers

RPI Group is seeking a skilled, driven Security Software Engineer to support Red Team penetration testing for a mission-focused Navy customer. If you are energized by complex technical challenges, enjoy finding and analyzing security weaknesses, and want your work to inform real-world defensive decisions, this role is for you.

Five (5) years experience in:

• Linux – firm grasp/demonstrated knowledge
• Associated Training: COMPTIA Linux+ or FedVTE Linux+
• Windows – foundational knowledge with good understanding of enterprise networks
• Associated Training:
  Microsoft course (MCSA; Various)

Strong working knowledge of common Penetration Testing (PENTEST) tools:

• Kali, Metasploit, NMAP, Cobalt Strike
• Associated Training:
  Certified Ethical Hacker or Offensive Security Certified Professional and;

Documented experience in at least one of the following:

• Penetration Testing (PENTEST) (government or contractor)
• Red Team Operations (government or contractor)
• Tool/Software Development (exploits/malware, C2, reverse engineering, bug bounties)
• Programming languages:
  Python, C, C Sharp, C++, Go, Perl, Powershell

Web Dev/Web App Dev/Web Penetration testing

• NSX, vCenter, vRealize Suite, Horizon View (VDI) and others
• PAN-OS
• Fire Power, Nexus, IOS, ASA
• ONTAP, Snap Mirror
• Active-Directory
• Entra  (Azure AD), Active Directory, SSO, MFA, Azure application integration, Identity Federation.
• Automation using Powershell, Power Automate, Logic Apps, Graph API.
• Microsoft Entra  Microsoft 365 in a hybrid environment.
• Experience with Palo Alto, Cisco, VMWare, Net App and Microsoft products.
• Extending or integrating on premises AD with Entra .
• Managing identity and access in Microsoft Entra  conducting Red Team operations in an MDE environment.
• Experience with AWS, Cloud Audit, Serverless and Microservice Architecture
• Experience working with AWS services (such as EC2, S3, KMS, RDS) and security best practices relevant to those services
• Experience with Web Services penetration testing (RESTful and SOAP) Web Authentication protocols (e.g. OAuth2, SAML, LDAP)
• PHP, ASP, SQL db's, Java, HTML, No SQL

Minimum certification as IAT Level II per DoD 8570.01, or successor.

Minimum certification as penetration tester and possess one of the following certificates:

• Offensive Security Certs:
  Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), Offensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE), Offensive Security Exploitation Expert (OSEE), Offensive Security Wireless Professional (OSWP)
• SANS Certs: SEC
  560 - Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking (GPEN Certification), SEC
  542 - Web App Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking (GWAPT Certification), SEC
  660 - Advance Penetration Testing. Exploit Writing, and Ethical Hacking (GXPN Certification), SEC
  642 - Advanced Web App Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking, SEC
  564 -
• Red Team Operations and Threat Emulation
• OSD Sponsored Cyber Operation Academy Course (COAC) graduates.
• Capture the Flag (CTF) participation (DEFCON, Over-The-Wire (OTW), Hack the Box, USS Secure CTF's)
• Security research resulting in a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

Possess the ability to:

• Debug and reverse engineer software.
• Analyze Windows Events and Linux syslog's, boot logs and dmesg logs.
• Program and debug Web 2.0, Java, Perl, Ada, C + +, Tool Command Language (tcl / tk) scripts and graphical user interfaces (GUis) using Microsoft Visual tel and Rational Clear Case for software configuration management.
• Recommend software modifications to systems to mitigate known vulnerabilities. Operate and administrate computer systems running HP-UX, UNIX, Solaris, Linux and Microsoft Windows.
• Identify security flaws in compiled and human readable source code. Understand code utilizing real-time VxWorks and Lynx OS operating systems, Common Object Resource Broker Architecture (CORBA), firewalls and networking protocols.
• Understand how to implement NSA approved encryption technologies and devices. Apply DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Apply virtual hosting and server technology in system architectures. Understand and apply the concept of deceptive technology such as honey pots in system architectures.
• Participate in Code Reviews. Perform Static Source Code Analysis. Author recommendations for improving software and code design.
• Contribute to a System Security Administrator and Operators Manual (SSAOM)

Must be a U.S. Citizen and Possess an Active Security Clearance RPI Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.