Vulnerability Assessment Analyst and Penetration Tester

Position Description

The Vulnerability Assessment Analyst and Penetration Tester is responsible for the delivery of continuous cyber assessments, solving complex technology problems, building tools, and identifying and influencing response to and mitigation of threats.

Perform manual assessment of systems, services, and software; specializing in security issues beyond those identified by static analysis tools.

The individual ensures services, applications, and websites are designed and implemented to the highest security standards.

Responsible for application and hardware penetration testing, automating repetitive tasks using various scripting languages, mentoring, and leading other engineers to deliver complex penetration tests and vulnerability assessments.

The individual will be expected to drive automation, tooling, efficiency, and advance the teams penetration testing capabilities.

Responsible for creating threat mitigation plans.

• Five years of hands-on penetration testing experience with operating systems, web applications, and network infrastructure.
• Administrator-level knowledge of Windows and Linux Server operating systems.
• Experience with operating system security.
• Competent with testing frameworks and tools, such as Burp Suite, Metasploit, Cobalt Strike, Kali Linux, Nessus, Power Shell Empire.
• Knowledge of the functionality and capabilities of computer network defense technologies, including router Access Control Lists (ACLs), firewalls, Intrusion Detection System (IDS)/Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), antivirus/Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), and web content filtering.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical topics to non-technical audiences.
• Possess one of the following certifications upon onboarding:
  • Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
  • Offensive Security Web Assessor (OSWA)
• Obtain one of the following certifications within 9 months of onboarding:
  • GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester (GXPN)
  • Offsec Experienced Penetration Tester (OSEP)

Assigned Program Manager

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Travel is anticipated to be 10% - 15% within the Continental United States and 5%-10% outside the Continental United States

• New employees are eligible to participate in the company’s benefits plan on their day of hire unless noted otherwise.
• Medical Insurance
• Long Term & Short-Term Disability, Group Life and AD&D Insurance – 100% Employer Paid
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) Savings Plan – 100% match for the first 3% contributed plus 50% of the next 2% contributed. (no vesting period and eligibility is your date of hire).
• Paid holidays – Eleven (11) per year
• Paid Time Off - One hundred-twenty (120) accrued hours per year
• Professional Development Program
• Salary will be determined based on the individual’s education and experience level

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It is also the policy of the Company to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment,

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