Penetration Tester

What Impact You’ll Have: A penetration tester to support a customer mission system. The successful candidate will conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing within the customer’s approved scope and authorities. The ideal candidate is familiar with Windows, Linux, and mobile OS environments and can perform detailed network and system security analysis. The candidate will assess mission systems for susceptibility to compromise and must have prior experience performing scoped penetration tests using primarily open-source tools. What You’ll Be Owning: Penetrate desktops, servers, applications, operating systems, and security systems to obtain elevated access Conduct black-box testing on specialized communication and mission systems Modify and develop exploits, payloads, and tooling to bypass antivirus, firewalls, hardening, and IDS/IPS. Perform reconnaissance, privilege escalation, persistence, lateral movement, and payload generation across multiple targets Obfuscate or hide digital artifacts to test defensive visibility Develop automation scripts and custom tools to support testing, including AI-assisted security tools and workflows. This role requires strong hands-on penetration testing skills and the ability to adapt or build offensive tooling as needed. 3-5 years of exploit development, computer/network security, or network traffic analysis using analytical tools Experience with Kali Linux and Metasploit tools. Experience with programming/scripting: Python, PowerShell , Ruby, C, JavaScript, etc. What You Must Have: Security Clearance: TS/SCI Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Forensics, Network Security, or equivalent technical experience. Expert knowledge of networking components/devices and various OS/applications in Linux and Windows environments At least one of the following certifications: CISSP, CEH, CEPT, EnCE, GASF, GSFE. Demonstrated experience in three or more specific areas to include: analysis, network engineering, networking security, penetration testing, red teaming, hardware engineering, software reverse engineering, and computer exploitation. Education Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Cybersecurity, Information Security, IT, EE, Network Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. What Would Be Nice to Have: Expert knowledge of networking components/devices and various OS/applications in Linux and Windows environments - OSCP, GPEN