Red Team Penetration Tester - Clearance: Secret/TS

SimVentions, Inc - Glassdoor 4.6; Stafford (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

SimVentions, Inc. is seeking an experienced Red Team Penetration Tester in Stafford, VA to conduct penetration testing and offensive cybersecurity operations for DoD and U.S. Government systems.

The role collaborates with Blue Team professionals to strengthen cyber posture. Active Secret clearance is required; Top Secret with SCI eligibility is preferred. The position may involve handling sensitive information; US Citizenship is required for clearance eligibility.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years' experience in software engineering applied to program development; modeling and simulation applied to DoD or IT systems.
• Linux (firm grasp with demonstrated knowledge)
• Windows (foundational knowledge with enterprise networks)
• Strong working knowledge of penetration testing tools: Kali, Metasploit, NMAP, Cobalt Strike.
• Documented experience in at least one of: Penetration Testing, Red Team Operations, Tool/Software Development, Python, C, C#, C++, Go, Perl, Powershell, Web Dev/Pen Testing.
• Experience with Entra ID/Microsoft 365 in hybrid environments and identity federation.
• Experience conducting Red Team operations in an MDE environment and with AWS/cloud services.
• Minimum certifications: Security+ or CCNA Security or CySA+ or GICSP or SSCP; Offensive Security OSCP/OSCE/OSEE/OSWP; SANS SEC560/542/660/642/564; COAC.

Skills

Red Team Operations

Python

C

C++

C#

Go

Powershell

Linux

Windows

Penetration Testing

Web App Pen Testing

Education

Security+

CCNA Security

CySA+

GICSP

SSCP

OSCP

OSCE

OSEE

OSWP

SEC560

SEC542

SEC660

SEC642

SEC564

COAC

Tools

Kali

Metasploit

NMAP

Cobalt Strike

AWS

Job description

SimVentions, Inc. is seeking an experienced Red Team Penetration Tester in Stafford, VA to conduct penetration testing and offensive cybersecurity operations for DoD and U.S. Government systems.

The role collaborates with Blue Team professionals to strengthen cyber posture. Active Secret clearance is required; Top Secret with SCI eligibility is preferred. The position may involve handling sensitive information; US Citizenship is required for clearance eligibility.