Junior Product & Hardware Security Penetration Tester (Hybrid)

PVH (Tommy Hilfiger/Calvin Klein); Colorado Springs (CO); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Dark Wolf in Colorado Springs seeks an experienced Penetration Tester to assess hardware, software and embedded systems security, developing exploits and PoCs to demonstrate risks. The role supports a hybrid work arrangement from Colorado Springs; requires 2+ years across penetration testing, exploit development, firmware analysis, and network security.

U.S. Citizenship with an active Secret clearance is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or related field.
• At least 2+ years in three or more areas such as penetration testing, reverse engineering or exploit development.
• Experience with cloud deployments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience in embedded systems, IoT, or mobile OS testing.
• Strong reporting and remediation recommendation skills.
• Clearance: US Citizenship with a minimum Secret level security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive penetration testing on hardware, software, and network components.
• Perform advanced vulnerability scanning and assessments across all components.
• Develop and execute exploits/PoC to demonstrate impact and remediation.
• Reverse engineer firmware and embedded systems to identify weaknesses.
• Test secure boot processes and Trusted Execution Environments.
• Perform web app security and API testing per OWASP Top Ten.
• Engage in RF/Wi‑Fi/Bluetooth/Zigbee security testing and SDR protocol reverse engineering.
• Document findings and provide actionable remediation strategies.

Skills

Penetration testing

Exploit development

Firmware analysis

Network security

Cloud platforms

Secure boot testing

RF security testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

Python

Ghidra

Wireshark

Job description

Dark Wolf in Colorado Springs seeks an experienced Penetration Tester to assess hardware, software and embedded systems security, developing exploits and PoCs to demonstrate risks. The role supports a hybrid work arrangement from Colorado Springs; requires 2+ years across penetration testing, exploit development, firmware analysis, and network security.

U.S. Citizenship with an active Secret clearance is preferred.