About the Role

What We’re Looking For

• Five (5) Years experience in:
  • Linux – firm grasp/demonstrated knowledge
  • Associated Training: COMPTIA Linux+ or FedVTE Linux+
• Five (5) Years experience in:
• Windows – foundational knowledge with good understanding of enterprise networks
• Associated Training: Microsoft course (MCSA; Various)

• Strong working knowledge of common Penetration Testing (PENTEST) tools:
  • Kali, Metasploit, NMAP, Cobalt Strike
  • Associated Training: Certified Ethical Hacker or Offensive Security Certified Professional and;

• Documented experience in at least one of the following:

• Penetration Testing (PENTEST) (government or contractor)
• Red Team Operations (government or contractor)
• Tool/Software Development (exploits/malware, C2, reverse engineering, bug bounties)
• Python, C, C Sharp, C++, Go, Perl, Powershell

• • • NSX, vCenter, vRealize Suite, Horizon View (VDI) and others
    • PAN-OS
    • FirePower, Nexus, IOS, ASA
    • ONTAP, SnapMirror
    • Active-Directory
    • Entra ID (Azure AD), Active Directory, SSO, MFA, Azure application integration, Identity Federation.
    • Automation using Powershell, PowerAutomate, Logic Apps, Graph API.
    • Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft 365 in a hybrid environment.
    • Experience with Palo Alto, Cisco, VMWare, NetApp and Microsoft products.
    • Extending or integrating on premises AD with Entra ID.
    • Managing identity and access in Microsoft Entra ID.​​​​​​​Experience conducting Red Team operations in an MDE environment.
    • Experience with AWS, Cloud Audit, Serverless and Microservice Architecture
    • Experience working with AWS services (such as EC2, S3, KMS, RDS) and security best practices relevant to those services
    • Experience with Web Services penetration testing (RESTful and SOAP) Web Authentication protocols (e.g. OAuth2, SAML, LDAP)
• PHP, ASP, SQL db's, Java, HTML, No SQL

• Minimum certification as IAT Level II per DoD 8570.01, or successor.
• Minimum certification as penetration tester and possess one of the following certificates:

• Offensive Security Certs: Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), Offensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE), Offensive Security Exploitation Expert (OSEE), Offensive Security Wireless Professional (OSWP)
• SANS Certs: SEC560 - Network Penetration testing and Ethical Hacking (GPEN Certification), SEC542 - Web App Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking (GWAPT Certification), SEC660 - Advance Penetration Testing. Exploit Writing, and Ethical Hacking (GXPN Certification), SEC642 -Advanced Web App Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking, SEC564 -
• Red Team Operations and Threat Emulation

• OSD Sponsored Cyber Operation Academy Course (COAC) graduates.
• Capture the Flag (CTF) participation (DEFCON, Over-The-Wire (OTW), Hack the Box, USS Secure CTF's)
• Security research resulting in a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

• Possess the ability to:

• Debug and reverse engineer software.
• Analyze Windows Events and Linux syslog's, boot logs and dmesg logs.
• Program and debug Web 2.0, Java, Perl, Ada, C++, Tool Command Language (tcl/tk) scripts and graphical user interfaces (GUis) using Microsoft Visual tel and Rational ClearCase for software configuration management.
• Program and debug Web 2.0, Java, Perl, Ada, C++, Tool Command Language (tcl/tk) scripts and graphical user interfaces (GUis) using Microsoft Visual tel and Rational ClearCase for software configuration management.
• Recommend software modifications to systems to mitigate known vulnerabilities. Operate and administrate computer systems running HP-UX, UNIX, Solaris, Linux and Microsoft Windows.
• Identify security flaws in compiled and human readable source code. Understand code utilizing real-time VxWorks and Lynx OS operating systems, Common Object Resource Broker Architecture (CORBA), firewalls and networking protocols.
• Understand how to implement NSA approved encryption technologies and devices. Apply DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Apply virtual hosting and server technology in system architectures. Understand and apply the concept of deceptive technology such as honey pots in system architectures.
• Participate in Code Reviews. Perform Static Source Code Analysis. Author recommendations for improving software and code design.
• Contribute to a System Security Administrator and Operators Manual (SSAOM)