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Penetration Testing Engineer II

Bentonville, AR · On-site

$80 - $100/hr

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area. * Option 2: 3 years' experience in penetration testing or ...

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Convergence-Networks

Penetration Tester

Portland, OR · On-site

$100 - $125/hr

... testing, and social engineering engagements. This is a client-facing role that requires the ability ... on entry-level offensive security certificationA junior-level certification alone does not ...

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Penetration Tester

Quantico, VA · Hybrid

Create and maintain documentation on penetration testing methodologies, tools, and techniques. * Remediation Support: * * Provide guidance and technical assistance to system owners and developers on ...

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Penetration Tester

Quantico, VA · Hybrid

Create and maintain documentation on penetration testing methodologies, tools, and techniques. * Remediation Support: * * Provide guidance and technical assistance to system owners and developers on ...

Orison

Penetration Tester

Reston, VA · On-site

Network penetration testing and experience working with network infrastructure * An understanding ... Experience carrying out social-engineering assessments * Development/modification of exploits ...

TP-Link

Penetration Tester, Embedded Devices

Irvine, CA · On-site

$100 - $125/hr

TP-Link Systems Inc. is seeking a skilled and proactive Penetration Testing Engineer, Embedded Devices to support our embedded product projects under the guidance of senior team members. This role is ...

Cymertek Corporation

Penetration Tester

Aurora, CO · On-site

Citizenship) Preferred : • Familiarity with social engineering techniques • Knowledge of mobile application penetration testing • Experience with cloud security assessments (e.g., AWS, Azure ...

Cymertek Corporation

Penetration Tester

Aurora, CO · On-site

Citizenship) Preferred : • Familiarity with social engineering techniques • Knowledge of mobile application penetration testing • Experience with cloud security assessments (e.g., AWS, Azure ...

IBM

Expert Penetration Tester

Dallas, TX · On-site

Programming ability to create, read and modify exploit code to achieve system penetration. C, C++, Java, C#, scripting knowledge is an asset. * Ability to document and present the penetration testing ...

Cymertek Corporation

Penetration Tester

Reston, VA · On-site

... engineering techniques • Knowledge of mobile application penetration testing • Experience with cloud security assessments (e.g., AWS, Azure) • Expertise in reverse engineering and malware ...

Cymertek Corporation

Penetration Tester

Chantilly, VA · On-site

... engineering techniques • Knowledge of mobile application penetration testing • Experience with cloud security assessments (e.g., AWS, Azure) • Expertise in reverse engineering and malware ...

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Penetration Testing Engineer II

Bentonville, AR • On-site

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Job description


  • Perform basic penetration and security testing using preconfigured tools and scripts.

  • Assist with reviewing and analyzing security control issues and identified vulnerabilities.

  • Apply security severity ratings with guidance.

  • Document security findings in workflow reporting tools and build knowledge of security testing tools.

  • Assist in designing solutions so security processes and applications work in tandem for product/system components and modules.

  • Evaluate design tradeoffs based on business requirements and support conversion of high-level designs into detailed module/component designs.

  • Adhere to security and compliance frameworks when creating designs.

  • Maintain updated logs and documentation of daily network performance.

  • Monitor performance data to ensure adherence to defined SLOs for simple network applications and systems.

  • Understand alerts generated by monitoring tools.

  • Assist in analyzing existing solutions against business or technical requirements.

  • Prepare and maintain requirement traceability matrices across business requirements, functional requirements, design, and test cases.

  • Contribute to user stories for components/modules and simple requirements.

  • Assist design teams in outlining parts of larger network infrastructure components and systems.

  • Provide expert advice and guidance on information and best practices.

  • Build stakeholder relationships, identify business needs, implement processes, monitor results, and pursue improvements.

  • Support company policies, mission, values, ethics, compliance, inclusion, collaboration, customer/member focus, and continuous improvement.


Requirements

  • Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area.

  • Option 2: 3 years’ experience in penetration testing or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.

  • Knowledge of security principles, frameworks, methodologies, controls, risk frameworks, security testing techniques, secure coding frameworks and standards, scripting, operating systems, networking, mobile technology, cloud computing services, and IoT/embedded systems.

  • Knowledge of software architecture, distributed systems, scalability, design patterns, disaster recovery, tech stacks, nonfunctional requirements, security standards/frameworks/methodologies, SSP, SRCR, cloud platforms, IoT, and new software/hardware platform technologies.

  • Knowledge of network monitoring and alerting tools, monitoring metrics and KPIs, SLIs, and SLOs.

  • Knowledge of traceability matrices, risk analysis methodologies, cost analysis, business objectives, classification of requirements, and user stories.

  • Knowledge of architectural blueprint design, industry standards and best practices, network infrastructure topologies, platforms, and protocols.

  • Preferred: Certification in Security+, Network+, GISF, or GSEC.

  • Preferred: Knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and digital accessibility best practices.


Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in penetration testing, security frameworks, and compliance standards while effectively collaborating with design teams to ensure security processes align with business requirements. Proficient in documenting security findings and maintaining requirement traceability across various project components.


Highest-signal resume keywords

  • Penetration Testing

  • Security Frameworks

  • Network Monitoring Tools

  • Requirement Traceability Matrices

  • Security+ Certification


Hard Skills

  • Security Testing Techniques

  • Scripting

  • Operating Systems

  • Networking

  • Cloud Computing ServicesIoT/Embedded Systems

  • Software Architecture

  • Risk Analysis Methodologies

  • Design Patterns

  • Disaster Recovery


Soft Skills

  • Stakeholder Relationship Building

  • Collaboration

  • Continuous Improvement


Certifications & Qualifications

  • Security+

  • Network+

  • GISF

  • GSEC


Industry Keywords

  • Security Principles

  • Compliance Frameworks

  • Digital Accessibility Best Practices

  • WCAG 2.2 AA Standards

  • Network Infrastructure Topologies


Tools & Technologies

  • Workflow Reporting Tools

  • Monitoring Metrics

  • KPI

  • SLI

  • SLO

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