Senior Penetration Tester Job at Dark Wolf Solutions, LLC in Ogden

Dark Wolf Solutions is looking for a Senior Penetration Tester who will plan and perform continuous cross-domain vulnerability assessments, full-scale penetration testing and red team operations. The ideal candidate must display familiarity with both cloud-based and on-premises Windows, Linux and mobile operating systems and environments and be able to conduct network and application security vulnerability analysis. The candidate will analyze both commercial and federal mission systems to help identify potential vulnerabilities and help to provide and implement remediation strategies to customers for these issues. The successful candidate must have prior experience with multiple facets of penetration testing, using and ideally developing or contributing to both open source and proprietary tools. Conducts open-source research on clients and their infrastructure to help identify data leakage that could lead to vulnerabilities. Leverages programming knowledge to develop custom tools and exploits both for targeting unique client systems and building internal testing capabilities. Prepares assessments and presentations of analyses and findings. Develops and maintains analytical procedures to meet changing requirements and ensure effective operations. This position requires full-time onsite work at Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, UT.

Overview

Responsibilities

• Lead technical aspects of long-term penetration testing engagements, including varied testing against applications and networks for the federal government.
• Possibly participate in larger Red Team efforts and develop continuous, campaign-based assessments that emulate target adversaries by creating new tools for the target environment.
• Integrate into ongoing testing efforts across multiple disciplines of vulnerability testing and assessment.
• Interact with clients directly and document findings clearly in written reports.
• Travel occasionally for onsite testing.
• Be willing to be evaluated and sponsored for a security clearance.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience in three or more areas such as: intelligence analysis, network engineering, networking security, penetration testing, red team operations, hardware/software engineering, exploit development, reverse engineering, vulnerability assessment, physical security assessments, social engineering
• Strong knowledge of testing simulated intrusion attempts and physical penetration testing
• Proficiency in testing and assessing mobile operating systems, embedded systems and/or IoT devices
• Familiarity with unmanned aerial vehicles and associated mobile and wireless technologies
• Proficiency with operating systems: Windows, iOS, Android, Mac or Linux
• Proficiency with cloud technology and deployments: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform
• Moderate competency in at least one scripting and/or coding language
• Working knowledge of software development, with preference for experience working with software development teams
• Experience in network analysis methodologies
• Experience in drafting reports, documenting case details, and summarizing findings and recommendations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• BS (or equivalent) in Cybersecurity, Information Security, IT, EE, Network Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Willingness to travel
• US Citizenship and an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance required

Desired Qualifications

• Familiarity with container technologies including container orchestration and microservices
• Experience with DevSecOps tools; preference for Kubernetes and software development pipelines
• Security Certification: CEH, OSCP, PNPT or similar security/pentesting certs
• Experience employing advanced forensic tools and techniques for attack reconstruction, including dead system analysis and volatile data collection
• Experience in post-incident computer forensics without destruction of critical data
• Experience ensuring quality assurance and spreading best practices
• MS degree in a technical field
• Security+ Certification

Location: Ogden, UT.

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Equal Opportunity Statement

We do not discriminate on the basis of protected status under applicable law. This job description is subject to change and the employer reserves the right to modify or withdraw the job at any time.