On-Site Penetration Tester & Cyber Engineer

CACI; Maryland; On-site; USD 90,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CACl?Correction: company name is CACI. The Penetration Tester - Cyber Engineer role is based on-site at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, requiring a Secret clearance and up to 25% travel.

The candidate will conduct thorough penetration testing and threat hunting across complex systems, employing tools like Nmap, Nessus, Burp Suite, and Wireshark while leveraging Linux and virtualization knowledge. The position emphasizes hands-on engineering work with hardware, exploitation techniques, and PoC

Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance or potential to obtain TS/SCI.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field with 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in penetration testing or threat hunting.
• Proven experience in grey and black box testing.
• Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and DoD/NSA testing standards.
• Proficiency with tools such as Nmap, Wireshark, Burp Suite, Nessus.
• Extensive Linux knowledge and exploitation techniques.
• Strong networking/TCP/IP, virtualization, and web services understanding.
• Hardware interfacing experience and PoC development.

Responsibilities

• Perform in-depth assessments and analyses of systems using penetration testing and threat-hunting techniques.
• Work hands-on with latest electronics while contributing to a dynamic team.
• Develop and present proof-of-concepts to demonstrate exploitation techniques.

Skills

Secret Clearance

Five years exp

Penetration testing

Threat hunting

Grey box testing

Black box testing

OWASP Top 10

Nmap

Wireshark

Burp Suite

Nessus

Linux

Exploitation techniques

TCP/IP

Virtualization

Hardware interfacing

Proof-of-concepts

PoC development

TS/SCI potential

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Nmap

Wireshark

Burp Suite

Nessus

Job description

CACl?Correction: company name is CACI. The Penetration Tester - Cyber Engineer role is based on-site at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, requiring a Secret clearance and up to 25% travel.

The candidate will conduct thorough penetration testing and threat hunting across complex systems, employing tools like Nmap, Nessus, Burp Suite, and Wireshark while leveraging Linux and virtualization knowledge. The position emphasizes hands-on engineering work with hardware, exploitation techniques, and PoC