Penetration Testing and Security Evaluation Expert

7 days ago

Washington, United States Softworld Inc Full time

Job Summary:

Softworld Inc is seeking a highly skilled Cybersecurity Test and Evaluation Consultant to join our team. As a key member of our Cyber Ops Unit, you will be responsible for designing and executing threat emulation functions, conducting internal and external security testing, and identifying potential vulnerabilities in our systems and networks.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and develop threat emulation functions, including documentation and approval processes
  • Perform threat emulation analysis on behalf of the Cyber Ops Unit
  • Build presentations and design demonstrations to inform senior leadership on threat emulation functions
  • Conduct internal and external security testing, mimicking real-world attack techniques to identify vulnerable systems or opportunities for circumventing our security defenses
  • Leverage commercial and open-source tools for scanning and security testing
  • Develop custom exploits and/or design security tests to emulate threats and demonstrate potential vulnerabilities within our network
  • Perform application analysis, reverse engineering, and malware analysis as needed
  • Identify potential flaws and vulnerabilities in external and internal systems, demonstrate how those weaknesses could be exploited, and support the development of countermeasures to reduce or mitigate risk
  • Conduct security gap analyses to identify potential vulnerabilities/weaknesses in our systems and networks
  • Attempt manual and/or automated exploitation of vulnerabilities and document each step and the results
  • Conduct scenario-based and functional security testing during authenticated and unauthenticated testing
  • Develop comprehensive reports and presentations for both technical and executive audiences

Requirements:

  • Knowledge of current cyber threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
  • Experience designing security tests that emulate cyber threat actor TTPs
  • Experience with TTPs pertinent to local (on-premises) and cloud environments
  • Knowledge consistent with GIAC Certified Enterprise Penetration Test (GPEN), GIAC Cloud Penetration Testing (GCPN), and/or Offensive Security Experienced Penetration Tester (OSEP) certifications

Clearance Requirements:

A United States Government Clearance is required to be eligible for this position.

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