Penetration Tester - Cyber Engineer

Peraton • Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Peraton Labs is seeking a junior penetration tester to join a team of engineers addressing complex challenges for government agencies, utilities, and commercial customers. The role involves hands-on work with electronics and in-depth assessment and analysis of sophisticated systems using penetration-testing and threat-hunting techniques. The position is 100% onsite at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

Requirements

• Active Secret clearance and the ability to obtain TS/SCI.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Five years of experience with a bachelor's degree, three years with a master's degree, or zero years with a Ph.D.
• Professional experience in penetration testing or threat hunting.
• Proven ability in grey-box and black-box penetration testing.
• In-depth understanding of OWASP Top 10, DoD, NSA, or industry-standard vulnerability and penetration-testing standards.
• Proficiency with penetration-testing tools such as nmap, Wireshark, Burp Suite, and Nessus.
• Extensive knowledge of Linux operating systems.
• Expertise in exploitation techniques, including buffer overflows, fuzzing, SQL injection, man-in-the-middle attacks, covert channels, secure tunneling, XSS, privilege escalation, and lateral movement.
• Strong grasp of networking, TCP/IP, virtualization, and web services.
• Familiarity with interfacing with electronic hardware, including taking apart devices and identifying hardware components.

Nice To Haves

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Certifications such as OSCP, OSCE, GPEN, GWAPT, GXPN, CEH, or CISSP.
• Experience in malware analysis or digital computer forensics.
• Scripting skills in Bash, Python, Perl, or Ruby.
• Systems programming experience.
• Interest in emerging penetration-testing technologies and techniques.
• Familiarity with Android operating systems.
• Knowledge of UAS/UXS technologies.
• Understanding of radios and radio protocols.
• Experience analyzing embedded devices.
• Experience developing and presenting proof-of-concepts to demonstrate exploitation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Perform in-depth assessments and analyses of sophisticated systems using penetration-testing techniques.
• Perform threat hunting.
• Work hands-on with electronics and the latest technology.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Life insurance.
• Health savings account.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Parental leave.
• 401(k).
• Paid time off for vacation.
• Company-paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level