Senior Red Team Pen Tester - TS/SCI Cleared

DirectViz Solutions, LLC; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) match

PTO accrual

Professional development reimbursement

Certification programs

Employee recognition programs

Job summary

DirectViz Solutions, LLC in Virginia Beach seeks a highly skilled Red Team Penetration Tester III to join our cybersecurity team. This role conducts advanced penetration tests, simulates real-world threats, and identifies security weaknesses across systems and environments.

The candidate will have expert-level threat actor knowledge and hands-on experience with Metasploit, NMAP, Kali Linux, and Cobalt Strike, plus scripting in multiple languages; ACTIVE TS/SCI is required.

Qualifications

• Seven (7) years of full-time professional experience conducting penetration testing or offensive Cyber operations.
• Experience with penetration tools such as Metasploit, NMAP, Kali Linux, Cobalt Strike; ability to mimic threat behavior.
• Experience with multiple operating systems (Linux, Windows, macOS) and Active Directory.
• Proficiency in at least two scripting/programming languages (e.g., Python, C++, Java, Rust, Assembly, C#).
• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and document sophisticated red team engagements and penetration tests.
• Emulate advanced persistent threat (APT) behaviors to evaluate enterprise-level defenses.
• Develop and utilize tools such as Metasploit, NMAP, Kali Linux, and Cobalt Strike.
• Perform exploit development and scripting to mimic threat actor capabilities.
• Collaborate with Blue Teams and SOC personnel to provide findings and remediation recommendations.

Skills

Red Team expertise

Threat emulation

Python

C++

Java

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field

CSSP Auditor

OSCP/OSCE/OSEE/OSWP

Tools

Metasploit

NMAP

Kali Linux

Cobalt Strike

Job description

DirectViz Solutions, LLC in Virginia Beach seeks a highly skilled Red Team Penetration Tester III to join our cybersecurity team. This role conducts advanced penetration tests, simulates real-world threats, and identifies security weaknesses across systems and environments.

The candidate will have expert-level threat actor knowledge and hands-on experience with Metasploit, NMAP, Kali Linux, and Cobalt Strike, plus scripting in multiple languages; ACTIVE TS/SCI is required.