CVP Certified Tester

One of Robert Half's Fortune 500 clients is hiring a CVP Verified Tester to support the growing IT Security field in support of National defense. The products you will touch will be deployed into larger systems and/or deployments to facilitate secure communications for our military in the modern cyber warfare environment. You’ll get an opportunity to learn from Industry experts work with various Commercial off the Shelf products across many technology types and be able to use your skillset in a hands-on lab environment.

THIS POSITION REQUIRES A CRYPTOGRAPHIC VALIDATION PROGRAM (CVP) CERTIFICATION. CANDIDATES WITHOUT THIS CERTIFICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

What You Will Get to Do:

• The selected candidate will work on varied FIPS 140 validation projects.
• General security analysis
• Design work (product architecture)
• Vulnerability testing
• Physical security testing
• System-level logical analysis
• Product evaluations against Technology Type standards (Protection Profiles)
• Cryptographic and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) testing
• Cryptographic algorithm testing
• Source code review activities
• Technical report writing and review.
• Testing automation through scripting
• Develop applications to support test cases.

You Will Bring These Qualifications:

• Cryptographic Validation Program (CVP) Certification
• Knowledge of cryptographic encryption algorithms, key exchange algorithms, hashing/message authentication algorithms, PKI, random number generators, etc.
• Experience with various programming languages (C, C++, Python or Java) and development environments.
• Ability to comprehend security standard requirements and apply them to products.
• Experience setting up networks and familiarity with subnetting and routing concepts.
• Knowledge of common security related protocols and their design (i.e. SSH, IPsec, TLS, etc.).
• Experience building testing environments, performing testing and reporting results (technical writing).
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Strong multitasking and time management.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Experience with Python programming language
• Experience with debugging (Android debug bridge (adb), WinDBG, Visual Studio, etc.).
• Experience with statistical analysis of entropy sources.
• Knowledge of OpenSSL and/or OpenPGP.
• Vulnerability Analysis and/or penetration testing experience/expertise.
• Strong knowledge of computer security principles and best practices.
• Strong English (both oral and written) skills.
• Related certifications (CCNA/CCNP/CCIE, JNCIA/JNCIS/JNCIP/JNCIE).
• Knowledge of Active Directory and Linux.
• Hands on experience using tools such as an oscilloscope, function generator, multi-meter, signal generator, etc.
• Knowledge of X.509 certificate validation.