Senior Penetration Tester & Red Team Lead

SkyePoint Decisions; Vansville (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Certification incentive program

PTO and floating holidays

401k matching

Healthcare plans (HSAs)

Job summary

SkyePoint Decisions seeks a Senior Pen Tester/Pentest Operator to support a Department of State program in Beltsville, MD. This onsite role leads pen testing on HVA systems, conducts red team and adversary emulation, and delivers executive-level briefings.

Requires active SECRET clearance, 5+ years’ offensive security experience, and strong client communication. The role involves open-source and commercial tool usage, including Kali, Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, Nessus, and Cobalt Strike, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 5+ years hands-on pentesting, red team or adversary emulation work.
• ACTIVE and MAINTAINED SECRET clearance (DoD/US).
• Experience with internal/external network testing and AD environments.
• Strong client-facing and written/oral communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead pen testing engagements on internal/external networks and apps.
• Develop test plans, roE, scope, and assessment procedures.
• Perform vulnerability validation and reporting with risk context.
• Conduct web app testing for OWASP Top 10 risks.
• Deliver technical and executive out-briefs to stakeholders.

Skills

Penetration testing

Red team operations

Adversary emulation

Vulnerability assessment

Executive communication

Client-facing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity/IT/CS/IS

Tools

Kali Linux

Burp Suite

Metasploit

Nmap

Nessus

Wireshark

BloodHound

Impacket

Responder

Hashcat

John the Ripper

Cobalt Strike

Sliver

Job description

SkyePoint Decisions seeks a Senior Pen Tester/Pentest Operator to support a Department of State program in Beltsville, MD. This onsite role leads pen testing on HVA systems, conducts red team and adversary emulation, and delivers executive-level briefings.

Requires active SECRET clearance, 5+ years’ offensive security experience, and strong client communication. The role involves open-source and commercial tool usage, including Kali, Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, Nessus, and Cobalt Strike, with