Penetration Tester

3 months ago


Dulles, United States Verite Group, Inc. Full time

VGI is a 100% employee-owned custom software company supporting government missions and private sector enterprises for over two decades. VGI staff combine a strong technical prowess with a deep understanding of our customers and their operations. VGI can take your current network needs and challenges and create tools that protect your data throughout its lifecycle.

Verite Group offers **100%** paid Benefits, 15% Employer Contribution to 401K, Stock Options, Flex-Time, Year End Bonuses, Overtime and many more **Amazing** first-class benefits.

**JOB DESCRIPTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Provide black-box penetration testing utilizing tools and techniques to conduct cybersecurity evaluations for highly specialized network communication systems
- Modify open source exploits to bypass/evade antivirus, firewalls, hardened systems, and IDS/IPS systems
- Modify computer/system/network attacks, exploits, and Metasploit modules to create variations that evade detection
- Perform reconnaissance, privilege escalation persistence, lateral movement, and payload generation for multiple targets
- Hide digital artifacts and communications to evade antivirus, firewalls, IDS/IPS systems, Wireshark, and TCPDump

**REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS**:

- 3-5 years of exploit development, computer/network security, or network traffic analysis using analytical tools
- Experience with Kali Linux and Metasploit tools
- Experience with programming/scripting: Python, PowerShell, Ruby, C, JavaScript, etc.
- **DESIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Forensics, Network Security, or equivalent technical experience
- At least one of the following certifications: CISSP, OSCP, CEH, CEPT, GPEN, EnCE, GASF, GSFE
- Demonstrated experience in three or more specific areas to include: analysis, network engineering, networking security, penetration testing, red teaming, hardware engineering, software reverse engineering, and computer exploitation.

**Education**
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Cybersecurity, Information Security, IT, EE, Network Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

**Clearance-** TS/or TS/SCI

**WORK LOCATION**: Dulles, VA

**TRAVEL**: 0%

KEY WORDS: GPEN, OSCP
- VGI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law._