Purple Team Lead & Senior Penetration Tester

Sentar; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Voluntary Medical, Dental, Vision

Voluntary Life Insurance

Group Term Life

401(k) match

Generous PTO

Holiday & leave programs

Job summary

Sentar is seeking a Purple Team Lead / Senior Vulnerability Assessment Analyst to lead offensive and defensive operations for an Army contract at FT Bragg, NC. This role emphasizes adversary emulation, penetration testing, and validation of security controls to strengthen overall security posture.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in DoD/federal environments, a Secret clearance, and familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, and tools such as Cobalt Strike, Metasploit, Burp Suite, Nmap, and Kali

Qualifications

• 7+ years leading penetration testing, Red Team, or Purple Team ops in DoD/federal environments.
• Strong understanding of offensive security methodologies and adversary emulation.
• Experience with network, web app, AD, cloud, and endpoint assessments.
• Familiar with MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, and DoD cyber operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead Purple Team engagements combining offensive testing with real-time defensive validation.
• Plan and conduct NAV, NDA, PPT missions under ROE and Army policies.
• Perform authorized network, app, and infra pen testing to identify weaknesses.
• Collaborate with Blue Team, CTI, and IR to validate detection and response.
• Develop detailed findings, risk assessments, and remediation recommendations.
• Mentor junior staff and advance Purple Team tools and methods.

Skills

Purple Team Leadership

Offensive Security

Adversary Emulation

Penetration Testing

DoD/Federal Security

Defense Validation

Team Mentoring

ROE Compliance

Blue Team Collaboration

Tools

Cobalt Strike

Metasploit

Burp Suite

Nmap

BloodHound

Impacket

Kali Linux

Job description

Sentar is seeking a Purple Team Lead / Senior Vulnerability Assessment Analyst to lead offensive and defensive operations for an Army contract at FT Bragg, NC. This role emphasizes adversary emulation, penetration testing, and validation of security controls to strengthen overall security posture.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in DoD/federal environments, a Secret clearance, and familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, and tools such as Cobalt Strike, Metasploit, Burp Suite, Nmap, and Kali