Cloud Penetration Tester — On-Site, National Security

KBR Careers; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical, dental, vision

Job summary

KBR's Cloud Pentester role in Virginia involves conducting penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and adversarial emulation across enterprise networks and cloud environments. You will leverage offensive cyber techniques to identify weaknesses, analyze architectures, and implement risk mitigation strategies for enhanced security.

The position requires TS/SCI with a polygraph, a relevant technical degree, and hands-on testing experience.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with a Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, CS, IT, Engineering or related field; additional relevant experience may substitute.
• Experience conducting penetration testing or vulnerability assessments.
• Experience applying cyber attack methodologies and security testing frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Conduct penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and adversarial emulation against enterprise networks, OS, applications, virtualized environments, and cloud systems.
• Apply offensive cyber techniques and methodologies to identify security weaknesses.
• Analyze network architectures and security controls to evaluate risk and identify attack paths.
• Perform security testing of Windows, Linux, virtualized and enterprise computing environments, including hypervisors.
• Assess IT security architectures and designs to ensure compliance with best practices.
• Analyze results, develop risk mitigation, and provide security posture recommendations.
• Utilize network management and security tools to support testing, reporting and threat analysis.

Skills

Penetration testing

Vulnerability assessment

Offensive cyber operations

Cybersecurity principles

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Windows security

Linux security

Virtualized platforms

Security testing frameworks

Job description

KBR's Cloud Pentester role in Virginia involves conducting penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and adversarial emulation across enterprise networks and cloud environments. You will leverage offensive cyber techniques to identify weaknesses, analyze architectures, and implement risk mitigation strategies for enhanced security.

The position requires TS/SCI with a polygraph, a relevant technical degree, and hands-on testing experience.