Penetration Tester, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton•San Antonio, TX

12d•$99,000 - $225,000

About The Position

Penetration Tester, Senior The Opportunity: As a seasoned cyber professional, you know that understanding adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures is essential to producing the intelligence that drives mission success. At Booz Allen, you can apply your skills and high-level expertise to shape strategy and mitigate the most critical vulnerabilities. Here, you aren’t just deciphering reports, you’re telling the story that informs some of our nation’s most far-reaching cybersecurity decisions. As a cyber threat spe cia list on our team, you’ll lead a team focused on helping clients solve complex problems using tools such as Advana, Splunk, Carbon Black, Tenable, EDR platforms, and MYSP. Through penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, risk analysis, and ongoing threat monitoring, you’ll work with multiple stakeholders to evaluate risk and deliver meaningful, actionable recommendations. You’ll oversee the monitoring of security environments and identify gaps by viewing systems through the mindset of an adversary. In this role, you’ll influence mission outcomes by monitoring network environments for emerging threats, analyzing integrated Validated Online Lifecycle Threat ( VOLT ) reports with all-source intelligence, and supporting damage assessment efforts that help determine adversary capabilities and impacts. Booz Allen is committed to creating an environment where your cyber career can thrive — with mentoring, access to cutting-edge resources, and opportunities to earn in-demand certifications that elevate your expertise. With roles supporting both public and private sector missions across multiple geographies, your growth is limited only by your appetite for exploration. Work with us to secure vital systems, networks, and critical infrastructure. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

7+ years of experience with cyber penetration testing or developing risk and threat mitigation plans
7+ years of experience operating in Linux, Windows, and virtual platforms
7+ years of experience with computer attack met hods and system exploitation techniques
7+ years of experience leveraging adversarial tactics to c ond uct hands-on security testing
7+ years of experience performing network security analysis, including sof tware or traffic analysis
TS / SCI clearance
Bachelor’s degree in a Cybersecurity, CS, or IT field
DoD 8140 baseline Level II Certification such as Security+, CySA+, CISSP, or DoD Cyber Workforce Framework Certification

Nice To Haves

Experience with manually auditing source code, including Java, Ruby, Python, JavaScript, Rus t, or C, to find security issues
Knowledge of tools, tactics, and techniques targeting artifi cia l intelligence ( AI ) systems and their ecosystems
Bachelor's degree in CS, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
Certified Ethical Hacker ( CEH ) , Offensive Security Certified Professional ( OSCP ) , HTB Certified Penetration Tester Spe cia list ( CPTS ) , eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester ( EJPT ) , GIAC Global Information Assurance Penetration Tester ( GPEN ) , or GIAC Cloud Penetration Tester Certification