Cyber Security Project Engineer
About The Position
Fantom Corporation is a mission-focused organization supporting critical programs across the defense and intelligence community. We partner with our customers to deliver high-impact technical solutions while fostering a culture built on trust, expertise, and long-term career growth. We are seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Penetration Tester to assess the security of complex enterprise systems, networks, and virtualized environments. This role will conduct hands-on adversarial testing, identify vulnerabilities, analyze security risks, and develop mitigation recommendations to strengthen the overall security posture.
Requirements
- Professional experience in cybersecurity or a related IT field
- Hands-on cyber penetration testing and adversarial security testing experience
- Experience with computer attack methods, exploitation techniques, and vulnerability assessment
- Strong knowledge of security principles for Linux, Windows, and virtual platforms
- Experience with network security analysis and network architecture
- Experience designing, testing, or implementing IT security architectures
- Experience assessing enterprise systems, hypervisors, and complex Windows environments
- Experience developing risk methodologies and translating testing results into mitigation plans
- Ability to perform complex technical security assessments and clearly document findings
- Must be fully cleared with a recent polygraph
- Must be willing and able to work fully onsite at the location listed in this posting
Nice To Haves
- Experience communicating vulnerabilities and organizational risk posture to senior executives
- Experience participating in public or private information security organizations
- Ability to perform complex technical tasks with minimal direction
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- Relevant certifications such as CEH, OSCP, or GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN)
Responsibilities
- Conduct penetration testing and adversarial security assessments of enterprise systems and networks
- Apply computer attack methods and system exploitation techniques to identify vulnerabilities
- Perform network security and architecture analysis
- Assess security across Linux, Windows, and virtualized environments
- Review system configurations, designs, enterprise platforms, and hypervisors for security weaknesses
- Design, test, and evaluate IT security architectures
- Analyze security test results and develop risk and threat mitigation recommendations
- Develop and apply risk management methodologies
- Utilize network management and security tools to identify and investigate vulnerabilities
- Assess complex Windows installations and enterprise environments
- Document findings and communicate technical risks and remediation recommendations to stakeholders
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
