Red Team Penetration Tester (Cybersecurity)

Location: United States citizenship required due to a government requirement

Company

hirify.global is recruiting for a growing federal contractor seeking cybersecurity professionals for continuous cyber assessments and threat mitigation.

What you will do

• Perform manual penetration testing of applications, hardware, systems, services, and websites.
• Identify security issues beyond findings produced by static analysis tools.
• Automate repetitive assessment tasks using scripting and programming languages.
• Develop and advance penetration testing tools, capabilities, and techniques.
• Mentor and lead engineers through complex penetration tests and vulnerability assessments.
• Create threat mitigation plans and help improve the security of services, applications, and websites.

Requirements

• US citizenship is required due to the government requirement.
• Active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, cyber operations, engineering, information technology, computer science, mathematics with a computer science concentration, or an equivalent discipline.
• DoD 8570.01-M baseline certification at the CSSP Auditor level, with certifications such as CISA, CEH, CySA+, GSNA, CFR, or PenTest+ accepted.
• One of the following certifications: OSCP, OSCE, OSEE, or OSWP.
• Seven years of full-time professional experience in penetration testing or offensive cyber operations, including threat emulation, Active Directory, exploit development, multiple operating systems, and at least two programming or scripting languages.

Nice to have

• Experience developing and using Metasploit, NMAP, Kali Linux, and Cobalt Strike.
• Experience identifying gaps in penetration testing tools and development techniques.

Culture & Benefits

• Work supporting a growing federal contractor.
• Opportunity to solve complex technology and cybersecurity problems.
• Responsibilities include mentoring engineers and advancing offensive security capabilities.