TEKsystems
Description
We’re looking for a cyber security specialist to help validate penetration test results, contribute creative ideas to purple team and red team backlogs, and support the early phases of red team campaigns. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with offensive and defensive security teams to uncover vulnerabilities, simulate adversary behaviors, and strengthen our detection and response capabilities. Your work will directly contribute to improving our overall security posture in a high-impact, fast-paced environment. As a key member of the offensive security team, you will validate findings, help design attack scenarios, and partner with threat intelligence, detection engineering, and incident response teams. You’ll get hands-on exposure to real-world attack techniques across applications, cloud environments, and enterprise systems, while continuously sharpening your skills in adversary simulation and ethical hacking. If you enjoy thinking like an attacker, supporting red team operations, and collaborating across security disciplines, we’d love to have you on our team.
Responsibilities
Validate penetration testing results to ensure accuracy, reproducibility, and actionable business impact.
Contribute to red team and purple team backlogs with new attack, detection, and testing ideas.
Support initial phases of red team campaigns, including reconnaissance, scoping, and infrastructure setup.
Collaborate with blue team counterparts to improve detection, monitoring, and incident response.
Stay current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and adversary TTPs to inform testing approaches.
Document methodologies, findings, and lessons learned for internal knowledge sharing.
Assist operators during red team campaigns and gradually take on more independent testing tasks.
Skills Penetration test, Application security, API Security
Pay And Benefits The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $65.00/hr.
Eligibility and Benefits
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms.
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type Hybrid position in Chicago, IL.
Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Oct 10, 2025.
About TEKsystems We’re partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company and an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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Responsibilities
Validate penetration testing results to ensure accuracy, reproducibility, and actionable business impact.
Contribute to red team and purple team backlogs with new attack, detection, and testing ideas.
Support initial phases of red team campaigns, including reconnaissance, scoping, and infrastructure setup.
Collaborate with blue team counterparts to improve detection, monitoring, and incident response.
Stay current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and adversary TTPs to inform testing approaches.
Document methodologies, findings, and lessons learned for internal knowledge sharing.
Assist operators during red team campaigns and gradually take on more independent testing tasks.
Skills Penetration test, Application security, API Security
Pay And Benefits The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $65.00/hr.
Eligibility and Benefits
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms.
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type Hybrid position in Chicago, IL.
Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Oct 10, 2025.
About TEKsystems We’re partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company and an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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