Senior Penetration Testing, Software Assurance and Vulnerability Assessment Engineer*

SIERTEK LTD; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

SierTeK Ltd. is seeking a Senior Penetration Testing, Software Assurance and Vulnerability Assessment Engineer to support a Washington, D.C. opportunity.

The role focuses on proactively identifying vulnerabilities, assessing security postures, and ensuring software assurance across diverse environments. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of related experience, including 2+ years in each area such as penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, and patch management, with CEH and CISSP or

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of total related experience, with at least 2 years in software assurance and penetration testing.
• Experience with vulnerability assessment, security patch management, and secure cloud/hybrid engineering.
• Cross Domain Solutions experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify vulnerabilities and assess system security postures across environments.
• Utilize automated penetration testing tools and vulnerability assessment methodologies.
• Manage security patches and ensure software assurance throughout the environment.

Skills

Penetration testing

Vulnerability assessment

Software assurance

Security patch management

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: Washington D.C. - Washington D.C., VA 20001

SierTeK proudly serves our clients by providing expertise in the Program Management, Information Technology, and Administrative Support domains. Founded in 2007 as a minority and service-disabled veteran-owned company, we serve as prime- and subcontractor for a multitude of Federal Department of Defense contracts. By focusing on continual improvement, our services remain at the forefront of our industry, and we pride ourselves on delivering our services with the highest degree of integrity.

SierTeK Ltd. is seeking aSenior Penetration Testing, Software Assurance and Vulnerability Assessment Engineer to support an opportunity in Washington D.C.

Essential Job Functions

This Senior Engineer is responsible for proactively identifying vulnerabilities, assessing system security postures, and ensuring software assurance across the environment. They utilize a broad range of automated penetration testing tools and vulnerability assessment methodologies to secure systems and manage security patches.

QualificationsMinimum Position Requirements

At least 10 years of total related experienceand must include at least 2 years of recent experience in each of the following: software assurance, penetration testing with automated tools, vulnerability assessment, security patch management, secure cloud and hybrid engineering, and Cross Domain Solutions

Required Certifications:

Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), or comparable demonstrable experience

SierTeK is an equal opportunity employer. Employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, gender identity and sexual orientation.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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*This job posting is to identify potential candidates for positions in order to respond to a request for proposal. This job posting, including but not limited to, qualifications, duties, compensation and benefits, is subject to change based on the terms and conditions of the awarded contract and is contingent on SierTeK being awarded the contract.