Red Team Penetration Tester for DoD Systems

SimVentions, Inc - Glassdoor 4.6; Chaptico (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Ownership

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k)

Job summary

SimVentions seeks a seasoned Red Team Penetration Tester to conduct offensive cybersecurity operations for U.S. Government and DoD systems. A Secret clearance is required, Top Secret with SCI eligibility preferred; US citizenship is required for clearance.

Candidates should bring five years in software engineering applied to DoD/IT, hands-on Pentest tools, and scripting ability across Python, C/C++, and more. Expect complex environments and notable responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years' experience in software engineering applied to program development; modeling and simulation applied to DoD or Information Technology systems.
• Strong working knowledge of common Penetration Testing (PENTEST) tools.

Responsibilities

• Debug and reverse engineer software.
• Analyze Windows Events and Linux syslog's, boot logs and dmesg logs.
• Program and debug Web 2.0, Java, Perl, Ada, C++, Tool Command Language (tcl/tk) scripts and GUIs using Microsoft Visual and Rational ClearCase for software configuration management.
• Recommend software modifications to systems to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
• Operate and administrate computer systems running HP-UX, UNIX, Solaris, Linux and Microsoft Windows.
• Identify security flaws in compiled and human readable source code.
• Understand and apply NSA approved encryption technologies and DISA STIGs.
• Participate in Code Reviews and perform Static Source Code Analysis.

Skills

Linux

Windows

Penetration Testing

Python

C/C++

AD/Identity

RESTful Web Services

Scripting

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Kali

Metasploit

NMAP

Cobalt Strike

Job description

SimVentions seeks a seasoned Red Team Penetration Tester to conduct offensive cybersecurity operations for U.S. Government and DoD systems. A Secret clearance is required, Top Secret with SCI eligibility preferred; US citizenship is required for clearance.

Candidates should bring five years in software engineering applied to DoD/IT, hands-on Pentest tools, and scripting ability across Python, C/C++, and more. Expect complex environments and notable responsibilities.