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Senior Penetration Tester-April 2024
Washington
Apr 17, 2025
ABOUT LEIDOS
Leidos is a Fortune 500® information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security
501 - 1,000 employees
Consulting
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About Senior Penetration Tester

  Description

  The mission of the DHS Chief Information Security Officer Directorate (DHS CISOD) is to support the Department’s implementation of all applicable regulatory requirements including the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA), relevant Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars, Executive Orders, Federal laws, directives, policies, and regulations.

  The DHS CISOD’s mission is to also provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a secure and trusted computing environment. The DHS CISOD assists in ensuring Department compliance with information security requirements. Information security is an essential business function, critical to enabling DHS to conduct its operations and deliver service to the public.

  The Leidos Digital Modernization Team is seeking a Senior Pen Tester that will establish a pen testing program for use throughout DHS, completes hands on pen testing capabilities, and communicates recommended solutions for addressing findings from a pen test.

  Primary Responsibilities:

  Knowledge of penetration testing best practices and tool usage.

  Experience conducting penetration testing in the following disciplines:

  Web Application testing

  Network Penetration testing

  API and serverless penetration testing

  Cloud based penetration testing (one of the three):

  AWS

  Microsoft Azure

  Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

  Capable of working within guidance to safely support penetration testing operations as part of a managed team.

  Detailed knowledge of web application and network based penetration testing security tools.

  Provide expert level guidance to the customer regarding penetration testing and vulnerability assessment industry best practices.

  Qualifications:

  Bachelors’ degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 12-15 years of professional experience.

  Must have a Top Secret/SCI Clearance. In addition to specific security clearance requirements all Department of Homeland Security SOC employees are required to obtain an Entry on Duty (EOD) clearance to support this program.

  10 years in Pen Testing and Vulnerability Assessment

  10 years of professional experience in incident detection and response, malware analysis, or cyber forensics.

  Experience with any three of the seven tools listed below:

  Kali Linux

  Metaspoilt

  Burp suite

  Cobalt Strike

  Tenable Nessus

  Web Inspect

  Scuba

  App detective

  PACU

  AWS CLI

  Scout Suite

  Must have one of the following penetration testing certifications:

  GPEN, GWAPT, GISF, GXPN, OSCP, OSCE, OSWP, OSEE, CISSP, CEH

  Preferred Qualifications:

  Prior DHS IT security and/or audit experience preferred.

  Prior System Administrator experience a plus.

  Previous IT experience is preferred, specifically 7 years of professional experience in a Computer Science discipline is ideal.

  Penetration testing experience with Kubernetes and or Docker

  Mobile Application penetration testing experience

  Wireless penetration testing experience

  DHS Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (RVA) Operator certified

  Pay Range:

  Pay Range $122,200.00 - $220,900.00

  The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

  Original Posting Date:

  01/17/2024

  While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

  REQNUMBER: R-00126816

  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.

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