Junior Cyber Penetration Tester

Peraton
Any Location, VA
Job Description
Role Overview

The Jr Cyber Penetration Tester will support the Penetration Testing (Red Cell) Team, assessing the current state of the customer's system security, identifying vulnerabilities, and performing penetration testing of systems. The role involves staying abreast of current attack vectors, providing support to incident response teams, and maintaining Red Cell infrastructure.

What You Will Do

The Jr Cyber Penetration Tester will perform penetration testing of systems, including cloud, to satisfy the NIST 800-53 CA-8 security control, and provide support to incident response teams through capability enhancement and reporting.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The role requires a demonstrated basic understanding of networking and security principles, experience with penetration testing tools, and familiarity in evaluating findings and performing root cause analysis.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 2 years of related experience
  • Demonstrated basic understanding of networking and security principles
  • Experience with evaluating system security configurations
  • Understand common Web Application vulnerabilities
  • Experience with penetration testing tools
  • Fundamentals of network routing & switching
  • Familiarity in evaluating findings and performing root cause analysis
  • Demonstrated ability to work alone and/or within a small group
  • U.S. citizenship
  • Active Secret security clearance
  • One of the listed certifications: CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA-Security, CEH, CFR, Cloud+, CySA+, GCIA, GCIH, GICSP, or SCYBER

Benefits

  • Target Salary Range: $66,000 - $106,000
  • Overtime
  • Shift differential
  • Discretionary bonus
  • Equal opportunity employer
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