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Job Summary:
Cyber Defense Technologies is seeking a Red Team Operator/ Cloud Penetration Tester to support a government customer onsite in Chantilly, VA. The role involves performing cloud penetration testing and red teaming activities to enhance cyber defense and secure sensitive data for clients.
Responsibilities:
• Perform threat-driven cloud penetration testing, red teaming, remediation activities, and effective enhancement of cyber defense
• Support joint-team operations with internal and external partners to evaluate new cloud services
• Assist full project lifecycle scoping, planning, execution, monitoring, and closing activities to include: scoping engagements, preparing documentation, building/enhancing operational infrastructure, testing and validating capabilities, leading assessments from kick-off through remediation, and completing after-action reports/lessons learned
• Adhering to established policies and rules of engagement (ROE), safely utilize offensive tools, tactics, and procedures in mission critical environments
• Develop scripts, tools, and/or methodologies to enhance assessment processes
• Communicate complex, technical challenges and findings to client stakeholders, management, and executive leaders
• Develop comprehensive, actionable, and accurate reports & accompanying presentations for both executive leaders and technical audiences
Qualifications:
Required:
• Two plus (2+) years’ experience working in cloud environments (e.g., penetration testing, red team, assessment, engineering, & administration) with a strong understanding of cloud architecture and design
• Five plus (5+) years’ experience and possesses strong knowledge of Offensive Cyber Security and Penetration Testing methodologies
• Proven experience using and testing automation tools (Terraform, Docker, Ansible, shell scripting, etc.)
• Thorough understanding of network protocols, data transmission, and covert channels
• Strong knowledge of Unix/Linux/Mac/Windows operating systems, inclusive of command-line interface (CLI) usage through Bash and PowerShell
• Experience working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, promoting a collaborative culture to achieve success
• Ability to interface with customer stakeholders to clearly and concisely communicate the purpose and benefits of an assessment
• Ability to effectively document and communicate technical details to executive leaders and principal stakeholders regarding kill chains, stages, dependencies, and impacts
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively convey complex technical information to non-technical customers and stakeholders
• Major cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, Google, IBM, and/or Oracle Cloud
• Container orchestration tools, particularly Kubernetes, for managing and deploying containerized applications in cloud environments
• Strong knowledge of cloud architecture, including IAM, VPC, Storage Containers, and Databases
• Cloud Services, including functions, logging, APIs, and native services
• Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering, Computer Science, Cyber Security, or related field) +8 years; or relevant education/experience (High School +12 years; Associates +10 years; Masters/PhD +4 years)
• DoD 8140/8570 Professional Certification (required certification must be completed within six (6) months of start in the position)
Preferred:
• Cloud relevant certifications (Preferred)
• Incident Response, Incident Remediation, and Security Architecture experience
• Knowledge of cloud-based CI/CD products, such as AWS Code Pipeline, Azure DevOps, and GCP Cloud Build
• Knowledge of tools such as Terraform integrated with cloud-based CI/CD products
• Strong understanding of Offense Security principles and methodologies, with a focus on proactively identifying, testing, and addressing vulnerabilities in cloud environments to strengthen overall security posture
Company:
CDT is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and cyber security firm that provides consulting and security services. Founded in 2010, the company is headquartered in Reston, USA, with a team of 11-50 employees. The company is currently Early Stage.