Leidos-posted 2 days ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Annapolis Junction, MD
11-50 employees

Lead Penetration Tester Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Lead Penetration Tester in our National Security Sector's (NSS) Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA) . Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos , we offer competitive benefits , including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in National Security! Job Summary Leidos is seeking a Lead Penetration Tester to join a high performing agile team using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology on a large, complex program that provides system engineering, development, test, integration and operational support. The selected candidate will work on a team of cyber Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who are providing support to a large, complex technical program for preventing, identifying, containing and eradicating cyber threats to networks through monitoring, intrusion detection, and protective security services on information systems including local area networks/wide area networks (LAN/WAN), commercial Internet connections, public facing websites, security devices, servers and workstations. She/he will be responsible for the overall security of Enterprise-wide information systems, and will collect, investigate, and report any suspected and confirmed security violations.

  • Perform internal and external pentests against systems to determine vulnerabilities and develop mitigation strategies.
  • Perform web app pentests.
  • Perform vulnerability risk assessments.
  • Perform physical pentests and social engineering analysis.
  • Perform cyber incident response as needed.
  • Evaluate the impact of new development on the operational security posture of IT systems.
  • Evaluate, review, and test critical software.
  • Formulate security compliance requirements for new system features.
  • Identify and remediate security issues throughout the system.
  • Audit and assess system security configuration settings using common methodologies and tools.
  • Work with development teams to enrich team-wide understanding of different types of vulnerabilities, attack vectors, and remediation approaches.
  • Work closely with System Engineering, Test Engineering, and Integration teams to ensure hardware and software architecture and implementations meet strict security requirements.
  • Propose, assess, coordinate, implement, and enforce information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
  • Serve as a Subject Matter Expert in security architecture, to include providing advice to Program Managers, Customer technical experts, and internal program teams.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical/information assurance field and at least 12 years of prior relevant experience. Additional years of experience and/or cyber certifications may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Must have experience with penetration testing tools.
  • Must have experience in web development and programming languages such as Java, XML, Perl and HTML.
  • Must have experience with programming/scripting in Python, Powershell, C, JavaScript, etc.
  • Must have extensive experience performing IT security risk assessments.
  • Must have experience performing web app and physical pentests.
  • Must have experience with or strong familiarity of the following Web Application tools; Burp Suite, Web Inspect, Appdetective.
  • Must have experience with or strong familiarity of Kali.
  • Must have experience with or strong familiarity of IPS/IDS solutions.
  • Must have a strong understanding of the Cyber Kill Chain methodology.
  • Must have experience applying Risk Management Framework.
  • Must have experience with secure configurations of commonly used desktop and server operating systems.
  • Must have the ability to effectively collaborate with technical staff and customers to form mitigation strategies and plan for continuous modernization and legacy integration.
  • Must have experience managing multiple projects simultaneously and quickly and effectively adjusting to shifting priorities in resolving issues.
  • Certifications in one or more of the following areas strongly preferred: GIAC Web Applications Penetration Tester (GWAPT) GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN) Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Certified Web Application Defender (GWEB) Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Extensive experience developing/implementing integrated security services management processes, such as assessing and auditing network penetration testing, anti-virus planning assistance, risk analysis, and incident response.
  • Extensive experience providing information assurance support for application development that includes system security certifications and project evaluations for firewalls that encompass development, design, and implementation.
  • Paid Time Off
  • 11 paid Holidays
  • 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Discounted Stock Purchase Plans
  • Technical Upskilling
  • Education and Training Support
  • Parental Paid Leave
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