Akkodis is hiring: Penetration Tester in Baltimore

Job Title: Lead Red Team Penetration Tester

Employment Type: Direct Hire

Location: Washington, DC – 4 days onsite in a secure environment, 1 remote

Salary Range: $140-185k based on experience

• Life and AD&D
• 401k
• STD and LTD
• PTO
• Holiday

Summary

Akkodis is seeking a Lead Penetration Tester for a DIRECT HIRE position in the Washington, DC area. This will be a hybrid schedule with 4 days onsite and 1 day remote. The desired candidate will have 5+ years of web and/or API testing experience. Mobile experience is a huge plus as well!

This role is ideal for professionals who excel at adversary emulation, possess strong communication skills, and can plan and execute advanced attack simulations across complex environments.

You’ll be part of a collaborative team conducting cutting‑edge Red Team operations that mimic real‑world threats to evaluate the security posture of enterprise environments. Your expertise will support assessments across:

• Web and mobile applications (iOS/Android) (preferred)
• Containerized infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Internal and perimeter network infrastructure

This role involves developing custom tools, payloads, and exploits, simulating threat actor TTPs (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK), and delivering clear, actionable findings to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

4 days onsite in a secure environment

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive security assessments including but not limited to penetration testing, infrastructure vulnerability assessments, systems audits and validating security controls.
• Plan and execute technical testing/assessments of web and mobile applications, containers, and cloud infrastructure, leveraging testing methods and frameworks such as DAST, OWASP Top Ten, and OWASP ZAP.
• Triage, peer review, publish, and communicate findings and recommendations to client stakeholders.
• Leverage automated security testing and monitoring such as integrating CI/CD pipelines.
• Validate security controls around web resources and mobile applications and their backend web services.
• Develop comprehensive and accurate reports and presentations for varied stakeholders.
• Utilize adversarial tradecraft and cyber threat intelligence to design, emulate, and execute realistic assessments, employing both specialized and emerging techniques.
• Perform innovative research and promote an environment of innovation and knowledge sharing.
• Design and propose new penetration assessments based on prior findings and understanding of client infrastructure.
• Custom malware and exploit development.
• Develop/modify custom tooling or processes to solve or improve identified assessment or program needs.

Required Skills

• Bachelors Degree in technology preferred
• 5+ years of Red Team or offensive security experience
• Strong knowledge of both Windows and Unix-based systems
• Programming experience in languages like Python, Bash, C/C++, C#, Java, Perl, or Ruby
• Hands‑on experience with DAST tools (e.g., Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Nessus, Fortify, Veracode)
• Proficiency with offensive tools: Metasploit, BloodHound, Nmap, Empire, SQLMap, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience reverse engineering mobile apps (iOS/Android), including anti‑emulation and obfuscation
• Familiarity with container security (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of cloud penetration testing (AWS, Azure, Oracle)
• Certifications such as OSCP, OSCE, GWAPT, GPEN, GXPN, CRTO, etc.
• Contributions to the security community (e.g., CVEs, bug bounties, open‑source projects)
• Experience identifying and exploiting API vulnerabilities
• Proficiency with DevOps tools: GitLab, docker‑compose, cross‑compilation pipelines
• Understanding of regulatory standards like GDPR, PCI-DSS

If you are interested in this Lead Penetration Tester Job, then please click apply through Akkodis.

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