About the position Peraton is currently seeking a Jr Cyber Penetration Tester to become part of our Federal Strategic Cyber Group. This Federal Strategic Cyber program encompasses technical, engineering, data analytics, cyber security, management, operational, logistical and administrative support to aid and advise the Cyber & Technology Security (CTS) Directorate. This includes protecting a global cyber infrastructure comprising networks, systems, information, and mobile devices all while identifying and responding to cyber risks and threats.

Responsibilities

• Support the Penetration Testing (Red Cell) Team.
• Assess the current state of the customer’s system security by identifying all vulnerabilities and security measures.
• Help customer perform analysis and mitigation of security vulnerabilities.
• Perform and report on penetration testing of systems, including cloud, to satisfy the NIST 800-53 CA-8 security control and using methodologies that may include, NIST SP 800-115, Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES), and Information Systems Security Assessment Framework (ISSAF).
• Stay abreast of current attack vectors and unique methods for exploitation of computer networks.
• Provide support to incident response teams through capability enhancement and reporting.
• Assist in maintaining Red Cell infrastructure.
• Develop or modify tools that automate discovery or exploitation (e.g. bash, Python, JavaScript, PowerShell).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 1 year of related experience or an additional 4 years may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.
• Basic understanding of networking and security principles.
• Experience with evaluating system security configurations.
• Understand common Web Application vulnerabilities like SQLi, XSS, CSRF, and HTTP Flooding.
• Experience with penetration testing tools such as Metasploit, Burp Suite, Nmap, etc.
• Fundamentals of network routing & switching and assessing network device configurations.
• Familiarity in evaluating findings and performing root cause analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to work alone and/or within a small group.
• Either possess or obtain prior to start date ONE of the following certifications: CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA-Security, CEH, CFR, Cloud+, CySA+, GCIA, GCIH, GICSP, or SCYBER
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active Secret security clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• Active Top Secret or TS/SCI.

Benefits

• Overtime
• Shift differential
• Discretionary bonus