What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Cyber Penetration Tester position at Tandym Tech?
Job Details
A top government integrator is seeking a Sr. Cyber Penetration Tester to support a large government integrator in Washington, DC.
About the Opportunity:
- Location: Onsite in Washington, DC (slight remote work possible)
- Contract Length: Open-ended contract to hour
- Hours: Core business (EST)
- U.S. Citizenship required - must pass federal background investigation for a Public Trust
- Active Public Trust Clearance or Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance
Responsibilities:
- Perform penetration testing services for a wide variety of systems, devices, networks, and applications to identify exploitable vulnerabilities
- Conduct continuous penetration testing of the enterprise
- Assess the effectiveness of security controls implemented to protect systems in support of the Authorization Process, security impact analysis, through change management and as required
- Mimic attacks of threat actors, perform ad-hoc and focused penetration tests for any internal or public websites associated with systems
- Develop and execute plans that include penetration testing of IT systems
- Validate remediation and develop quarterly, annual and ad-hoc penetration testing schedules
- Provide results of information gathered, tactical recommendations, strategic recommendations, and verifies remediation
Qualifications:
- 8 years of hands-on Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field
- Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) certification
- Experience working in Red Team Operations, Offensive Security, or Vulnerability Research
- Expert in exploitation techniques, privilege escalation, lateral movement, and post-exploitation tactics
- Strong proficiency with Python, PowerShell, Bash, C, or Assembly for exploit development and scripting
- Familiarity with Active Directory attacks, Kerberoasting, pass-the-hash, and credential dumping
- Experience with cloud security testing (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and container security (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Solid understanding of SOC detection techniques and evasion strategies
- Ability to communicate technical vulnerabilities clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience working with federal agencies or government contractors
Desired Skills:
- One of the following certifications: OSCE, OSEP, OSEE, or OSED (Advanced Offensive Security Certs)
- Certified in one of the following: CISSP, CISM, GPEN, GXPN, or CEH
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