Penetration Tester

Darkwolfsolutions; Ogden (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Darkwolfsolutions is seeking a Penetration Tester in Ogden, UT to conduct continuous cross-domain vulnerability assessments and penetration testing. The role demands expertise in various operating systems and cloud technologies, with responsibilities including developing tools and preparing analytical presentations.

Ideal candidates will have over 3 years of experience in penetration testing, strong communication skills, and must hold US citizenship with an active Secret clearance. This position is full-time onsite at Hill Air Force Base.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience in penetration testing and vulnerability assessment.
• Strong knowledge of testing simulated intrusion attempts.
• Proficiency in various operating systems including Windows, Linux, and cloud deployments.
• US Citizenship and an active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration tests for federal systems.
• Develop new tools for penetration testing.
• Prepare assessments and presentations of analyses and findings.
• Participate in Red Teams and integrate into ongoing testing efforts.

Skills

Penetration testing

Network security

Cloud technology

Vulnerability assessment

Programming knowledge

Written and verbal communication

Education

BS in Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

AWS

Microsoft Azure

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

Dark Wolf is looking for a Penetration Tester who will plan and perform continuous cross-domain vulnerability assessments, full‑scale penetration testing and red team operations. The ideal candidate must display familiarity with both cloud‑based and on‑premises Windows, Linux and mobile operating systems and environments and be able to conduct network and application security vulnerability analysis. The candidate will analyze both commercial and federal mission systems to help identify potential vulnerabilities and provide and implement remediation strategies for these issues. The successful candidate must have prior experience with multiple facets of penetration testing, using and ideally developing or contributing to both open source and proprietary tools. Conduct open‑source research on clients and their infrastructure to identify data leakage that could lead to vulnerabilities. Leverage programming knowledge to develop custom tools and exploits for target systems and to build internal testing capabilities. Prepare assessments and presentations of analyses and findings. Develop and maintain analytical procedures to meet changing requirements and ensure effective operations. This position requires full‑time onsite work at Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, UT.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Candidates may be asked to move between projects and participate in either single engagement penetration tests or continuous engagement Red Teams. The position will primarily require the candidate to lead the technical aspect of a specific, long‑term penetration testing effort, helping to conduct varied testing efforts against applications and networks for the federal government. Candidates may also be placed on a larger Red Team and be expected to develop a continuous campaign‑based assessment that emulates the target’s real‑world adversaries by developing new tools specific to the target. Candidates will be expected to integrate into ongoing testing efforts, requiring subject‑matter expertise in multiple disciplines of vulnerability testing and assessment, the ability to interact and liaison directly with clients, and strong writing and documentation skills. Travel is required on an occasional basis for clients requiring onsite testing.

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years’ experience in three or more specific areas to include: intelligence analysis, network engineering, networking security, penetration testing, red team operations, hardware engineering, software engineering, exploit development, reverse engineering, vulnerability assessment, physical security assessments, social engineering
• Strong knowledge of testing simulated intrusion attempts and physical penetration testing
• Proficiency in the testing and assessment of mobile operating systems, embedded systems and/or IoT devices
• Familiarity with unmanned aerial vehicles and associated mobile and wireless technologies
• Proficiency of various operating systems: Windows, iOS, Android, Mac or Linux
• Proficiency with cloud technology and deployments: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform
• Moderate competency in at least one scripting and/or coding language
• Working knowledge of software development, with preference for experience working around software development teams and efforts
• Experience in network analysis methodologies
• Experience in drafting reports, documenting case details, and being able to summarize findings and recommendations based on system analysis
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills
• BS (or equivalent) in Cybersecurity, Information Security, IT, EE, Network Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Willingness to travel
• US Citizenship and an active Secret clearance with the ability to be upgraded to a Top Secret level.

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with container technologies to include container orchestration and microservices
• Experience with DevSecOps and adjacent tools; strong preference for experience with Kubernetes, software development pipelines
• Security Certification: CEH, OSCP, PNPT or similar security/pentesting certs
• Experience employing advanced forensic tools and techniques for attack reconstruction, including dead system analysis and volatile data collection and analysis
• Experience in performing post‑incident computer forensics without destruction of critical data.
• Desired experience ensuring quality assurance and the spreading of best practices
• MS degree in technical field
• Security+ Certification

This position is located in Ogden, UT.

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