Penetration Tester

Leidos•Ashburn, VA

1d•$87,100 - $157,450

About The Position

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Security Operations Center (SOC) is a US Government program responsible for preventing, identifying, containing, and eradicating cyber threats to CBP networks. This involves monitoring, intrusion detection, and protective security services for CBP information systems, including LAN/WAN, internet connections, 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 investigates and reports any suspected and confirmed security violations. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Penetration Tester to join our team supporting the CBP SOC. This candidate will be responsible for conducting comprehensive security assessments of CBP FISMA systems to identify vulnerabilities and provide actionable recommendations to enhance the security posture of CBP's critical systems and networks. This role requires a deep understanding of offensive cybersecurity techniques, strong analytical capabilities, detailed report writing skills, and the ability to work as part of a team.

Requirements

Bachelors’ degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 3 to 5 (T3)/ 5 to 8 (T4) years of professional experience; or 3 to 5 years of professional experience with a Masters’ degree.
3 (T3) /5 (T4) years in Pen Testing and Vulnerability Assessment, with specific emphasis on web application and enterprise network environments.
3-5 (T3) 5-8 (T4) years of professional experience in incident detection and response, malware analysis, or cyber forensics.
Specific experience (1-3 years for T3) or (3-5 years for T4) in at least 1 of the following specialties: Network pentesting, Web application pentesting, Active directory pentesting, Mobile application pentesting, Cloud infrastructure pentesting, RF pentesting.
Experience with 1-3 (T3) 3-5 (T4) of the tools listed below: Kali Linux, Metaspoilt, Burp suite pro, Cobalt Strike / Sliver, Tenable Nessus, Tenable Security Center, Bloodhound, BladeRF / HakRF, Hak5 equipment, Wireshark / tcpdump, Prowler, Scoutsuite.
At least one pentesting certification: OSCP, GPEN, CRTO, OSWP, GWAPT.
AWS Solutions Architect Associate.
Clearance: In addition to specific security clearance requirements all CBP SOC employees are required to successfully complete a CBP Background Investigation to support this program.

Nice To Haves

CISSP
GISF
GXPN
OSCE
OSEE
AWS Certified Security - Specialty
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Ability to brief senior government leadership on pentesting requirements and results
Red Team operator experience
Experience creating and updating SOPs
Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills
Communication Skills

Responsibilities

Conduct penetration testing activities aligned with CBP and industry best practices.
Perform internal and external web application, network, and infrastructure pentest assessments using commercial and open-source tools.
Execute testing operations safely and in accordance with defined operational guidelines.
Produce detailed reports outlining findings and actionable remediation recommendations.
Partner with SOC, engineering, and security teams to validate and remediate vulnerabilities.
Support tool development, methodology improvements, and team-wide knowledge sharing.
Assist in verifying Bug Bounty findings and remediations.