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Red Team Penetration Tester

Job in Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23450, USA
Listing for: PingWind
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-27
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cybersecurity, Systems Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 100000 - 125000 USD Yearly USD 100000.00 125000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Location: Virginia Beach VA

Required Clearance: Top Secret SCI

Certifications: DoD 8570.01-M in accordance with (IAW) DFARS  Baseline Certification, minimum CSSP Auditor. Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), or Offensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE), or Offensive Security Exploitation Expert (OSEE), or Offensive Security Wireless Professional (OSWP) certification

Required

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Cyber Operations, Cyber Engineering, Information System, Information Technology, Computer, Electrical, or Electronics Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics with a concentration in Computer Science, or equivalent to above disciplines

Required Experience: Seven (7) Years for Level III and ten (10) years for Level IV

Position Description
:

Ping Wind is seeking the right fit to join a team of Cyber professionals as they support critical functions to provide Cyber Security for the Navy’s network. Depending on the position hired to fill, you will be ensuring the highest level of cyber security by developing and utilizing penetration tools to seek out and exploit network vulnerabilities as a white hat hacker.

Work is performed in support of Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), DAHLGREN DIVISION in Virgina Beach as it conducts Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E), analysis, systems engineering, integration, and certification of complex Department of Defense systems.

Primary Responsibilities:

Level III:
Seven (7) years of full-time professional experience conducting penetration testing or offensive Cyber operations in the following areas:

• Developing and utilizing penetration tools such as Metasploit, NMAP, Kali Linux, Cobalt Strike

• Mimic network threat behavior

• Utilize various operating systems (examples include Linux, Windows, MAC OS, etc.)

• Utilize Active Directory

• Perform exploit development

• Identify gaps in tools and development techniques

• Perform development with at least two scripting or programming languages (examples include python, C++, Java, Rust, Assembly, C#, etc.).

Level III:
Ten (10) years of full-time professional experience conducting penetration testing or offensive Cyber operations including demonstrated experience in the following areas:

• Same as seven Level III plus;

• Experience performing develop with three scripting or programming languages (examples include python, C++, Java, Rust, Assembly, etc.)

Required Qualifications:

• Top Secret SCI

• DoD 8570.01-M in accordance with (IAW) DFARS  Baseline Certification, minimum CSSP Auditor. Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), or Offensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE), or Offensive Security Exploitation Expert (OSEE), or Offensive Security Wireless Professional (OSWP) certification

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Cyber Operations, Cyber Engineering, Information System, Information Technology, Computer, Electrical, or Electronics Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics with a concentration in Computer Science, or equivalent to above disciplines

• Level III:
Seven (7) years and Level IV ten (10) years of full-time professional experience conducting penetration testing or offensive Cyber operations

Desired Qualifications/

Experience:

• Navy experience a plus

About Ping Wind

Ping Wind is focused on delivering outstanding services to the federal government. We have extensive experience in the fields of cybersecurity, development, IT infrastructure, supply chain management and other professional services such as system design and continuous improvement. Ping Wind is a VA CVE certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) with offices in Washington DC and Northern Virginia.

Our benefits include:

• Paid Federal Holidays

• Robust Health & Dental Insurance Options

• 401k with matching

• Paid vacation and sick leave

• Continuing education assistance

• Short Term / Long Term Disability & Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program through Sun Life Financial EAP Guidance Resources

Veterans are encouraged to apply

Ping Wind, Inc. does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms, and conditions of employment, or practices on the basis of race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, or any characteristic protected by law..

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