Penetration Tester

Leidos • Ashburn, VA

112d • $104,650 - $189,175

About The Position

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading! The Digital Modernization Sector brings together our digital transformation and IT programs, allowing us to better serve our customers through scale and repeatability. Leidos has a critical need for a Junior Penetration Tester to support a large Cyber program within Leidos. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Security Operations Center (SOC) is a US Government program responsible to prevent, identify, contain and eradicate cyber threats to CBP networks through monitoring, intrusion detection and protective security services to CBP information systems including local area networks/wide area networks (LAN/WAN), commercial Internet connection, public facing websites, wireless, mobile/cellular, cloud, security devices, servers and workstations. The CBP SOC is responsible for the overall security of CBP Enterprise-wide information systems, and collects, investigates, and reports any suspected and confirmed security violations.

Requirements

• Bachelors' degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 8 years of professional experience.
• Must have a Secret Clearance.
• 4 years in Pen Testing and Vulnerability Assessment, with specific emphasis on web application and enterprise network environments.
• 5 years of professional experience in incident detection and response, malware analysis, or cyber forensics.
• Ability to perform internal and external pen testing against systems to determine vulnerabilities and offer mitigation strategies.
• Specific experience in at least 1 of the following specialties: Mobile application testing, Cloud infrastructure testing, RF Testing, Mainframe systems.
• Experience with Pen Testing tools such as Kali Linux, Metasploit, Burp suite pro, Cobalt Strike / Empire, Tenable Nessus, Debuggers such as Immunity, Bloodhound, BladeRF / HakRF, Hak5 equipment, Wireshark / tcpdump.

Nice To Haves

• At least one certification is required: CISSP, GISF, GPEN, GWAPT, GXPN, OSCE, OSCP, OSEE, OSWP.

Responsibilities

• Perform internal and external pen test against systems to determine vulnerabilities and offer mitigation strategies.
• Perform web app pen tests.
• Perform vulnerability risk assessment.
• Perform physical pen tests and social engineering.
• Perform cyber incident response as needed for programs.

Benefits

• Pay Range $104,650.00 - $189,175.00

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree