Junior Cyber Penetration Tester - Hybrid/Remote

Peraton; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Jr Cyber Penetration Tester to join the Federal Strategic Cyber Group in the Rosslyn, VA area. The role involves supporting the Red Cell team, identifying vulnerabilities, and assisting in remediation efforts across on-premises and cloud environments.

You will perform hands-on testing, stay updated on attack vectors, and contribute to incident response readiness. Active clearance and citizenship are required, with potential situational telework allowances.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree + 1 year related experience, or 5 years related experience in lieu of degree.
• Basic understanding of networking and security principles.
• Experience evaluating system security configurations.
• Familiarity with Web application vulnerabilities: SQLi, XSS, CSRF, HTTP Flooding.
• Experience with penetration testing tools: Metasploit, Burp Suite, Nmap.
• Fundamentals of network routing & switching; assess device configurations.
• Familiarity evaluating findings and performing root-cause analysis.
• Ability to work alone or in small groups.
• Must have and maintain one of these certifications: CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA-Security, CEH, CFR, Cloud+, CySA+, GCIA, GCIH, GICSP, or SCYBER.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support the Penetration Testing (Red Cell) Team.
• Assess the current state of the customer's system security by identifying all vulnerabilities and security measures.
• Help customer perform analysis and mitigation of security vulnerabilities.
• Perform and report on penetration testing of systems, including cloud, to satisfy the NIST 800-53 CA-8 security control and using methodologies that may include, NIST SP 800-115, Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES), and Information Systems Security Assessment Framework (ISSAF).
• Stay abreast of current attack vectors and unique methods for exploitation of computer networks.
• Provide support to incident response teams through capability enhancement and reporting.
• Assist in maintaining Red Cell infrastructure.
• Develop or modify tools that automate discovery or exploitation (e.g. bash, Python, JavaScript, PowerShell).

Skills

Networking basics

Security principles

Vulnerability assessment

Penetration testing tools

U.S. citizenship

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Metasploit

Burp Suite

Nmap

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Jr Cyber Penetration Tester to join the Federal Strategic Cyber Group in the Rosslyn, VA area. The role involves supporting the Red Cell team, identifying vulnerabilities, and assisting in remediation efforts across on-premises and cloud environments.

You will perform hands-on testing, stay updated on attack vectors, and contribute to incident response readiness. Active clearance and citizenship are required, with potential situational telework allowances.