Penetration Tester (RELOCATION BONUS AVAILABLE)

BuddoBot Inc.; Ogden (UT); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Dark Wolf is seeking a Penetration Tester to plan and execute cross-domain vulnerability assessments, full-scale pen tests and red team operations. The role requires familiarity with Windows, Linux, mobile environments and cloud/on‑prem deployments.

You will analyze federal systems, develop tools, and present assessments with remediation strategies. The position is hybrid based in Ogden, UT with relocation assistance and sign-on bonuses up to $25,000, commensurate with skill and experience.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience in three or more areas including penetration testing, red team operations or vulnerability assessment.
• Strong knowledge of testing simulated intrusion attempts and physical penetration testing.
• Proficiency with cloud technologies: AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Experience with mobile operating systems and embedded/IoT devices is a plus.
• Willingness to travel and communicate findings clearly.

Responsibilities

• Lead long-term penetration testing engagements and red team efforts.
• Develop and adapt testing tools and open-source/proprietary tooling for client needs.
• Prepare assessments and presentations of analyses and findings for clients.
• Collaborate with clients, document findings, and develop remediation recommendations.
• Travel occasionally for onsite testing with federal/state clients.

Skills

Penetration testing

Red team operations

Vulnerability assessment

Network analysis

Technical writing

Communication skills

Willingness to travel

Education

BS in Cybersecurity/Information Security/IT/CS

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Forensic tools

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 customers. 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 both for targeting unique client systems and building internal testing capabilities. Prepare assessments and presentations of analyses and findings. Develop and maintain analytical procedures to meet changing requirements and ensure effective operations.

Hybrid role based on Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, UT. Relocation assistance and sign‑on bonuses up to $25,000 are available, commensurate with skillset and experience level.

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 a strong ability to write and document findings. 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.

EEO and Compliance

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