Penetration Tester & Security Assessment Specialist

Stech Technology UK Limited; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development

Job summary

Falls Technology seeks an experienced Penetration Tester / Security Assessment Specialist to join our cybersecurity team. You will perform detailed security assessments, penetration tests, and vulnerability analyses to protect critical systems and data in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment.

The ideal candidate is hands-on, highly technical, and capable of communicating risks to senior government stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required.
• Extensive experience performing security assessments and penetration tests.
• Ability to document findings clearly for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Perform internal penetration testing of servers, apps, services, and databases.
• Manually exploit and compromise OS and web apps to identify risks.
• Analyze results from scanners and code analysis tools.
• Identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and compliance gaps.
• Create final assessment reports with risks and mitigations.

Skills

Internal pentest

Vulnerability assessments

Manual exploitation

Security risk analysis

Final reports

Cross-team collaboration

RoEs & test plans

RMF/NIST guidance

Technical writing

Cloud security (AWS)

Tools

NIST 800-53

RMF

AWS Cloud Security

Job description

Falls Technology seeks an experienced Penetration Tester / Security Assessment Specialist to join our cybersecurity team. You will perform detailed security assessments, penetration tests, and vulnerability analyses to protect critical systems and data in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment.

The ideal candidate is hands-on, highly technical, and capable of communicating risks to senior government stakeholders.