Senior Penetration Tester

Agile Defense is currently seeking Penetration Testers to support an Agency-level Cybersecurity program. The position will join the team of testers that currently conduct ongoing enterprise-level penetration testing. To support this vital mission, AD staff are on the forefront of providing Advanced Cyber Network Defense Operations support to include the development of advanced analytics and countermeasures to protect critical assets from hostile adversaries. To ensure the integrity, security, and resiliency of critical operations, we are seeking candidates with diverse backgrounds in cyber security systems operations, threat analysis, continuous monitoring, vulnerability assessment, and penetration testing. Candidates must have strong written and verbal communications skills, researching and analysis skills, and attention to detail. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of operating system and application vulnerabilities, exploits, technical report writing, and hands-on experience conducting web application penetration testing.

Corporate duties such as solution/proposal will also be required. The program is currently operating remotely but will be performed onsite in Alexandria, VA when directed to do so by the customer.

Position is contingent on successfully completing a program-based background investigation.

Job Duties:

Conduct web application and API database penetration testing efforts.

Analyze application workflows, API endpoints, authentication mechanisms, and authorization controls to identify security weaknesses and business logic flaws.

Coordinate with system owners, developers, and security personnel to communicate findings and support remediation efforts.

Conduct validation testing of potentially remediated vulnerabilities.

Draft and review analysis reports resulting from penetration testing.

Stay current with emerging security threats, vulnerabilities, attack techniques, and mitigation strategies relevant to penetration testing.

Collaborate with fellow assessment and agency Cybersecurity personnel on enterprise security initiatives and testing operations.

Analyzes for weaknesses in company systems. Devises tests and scenarios for various penetration tests.

Documents results and communicates them to engineers and management.

Provides recommendations for new technologies and system designs according to test results.

Develops automated testing programs where possible and efficient.