Cloud Penetration Tester - Sme

Responsibilities
Peraton is looking for a Cloud Penetration Tester to become part of Peraton's Department of State (DoS) Diplomatic Security Cyber Mission (DSCM) program providing leading cyber and technology security experience to enable innovative, effective and secure business processes. Peraton's DSCM program encompasses technical, engineering, data analytics, cyber security, management, operational, logistical and administrative support to aid and advise DoS Cyber & Technology Security (CTS) Directorate.
The Cloud Penetration Tester role will be in Rosslyn, VA. This role supports the Penetration Testing (Red Cell) Team.
Position Description:

• Design, plan and perform testing of cloud systems to satisfy the NIST 800-53 CA-8 security controls and using methodologies that may include, NIST SP 800-115, Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES), and Information Systems Security Assessment Framework (ISSAF).
• Work with the Red Cell leadership to provide support on and/or lead cloud assessments from beginning to completion including meeting with systems owners, scoping assessments, delivery of assessment reports, briefing system owners and stake holders.
• Performs leadership support on cloud implementations , network infrastructure, and operating system infrastructures.
• Organize and lead efforts that document and design improvement strategies for discovered vulnerabilities and monitoring gaps.
• Produce reports and conduct management briefings on test activities, scenarios, results and recommendations with personnel around the globe.
• 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.
• Evaluating cloud system security configurations and recommend enhancements.
• Provide mentoring and guidance to senior, mid, and staff members by creating and teaching latest techniques in ethical hacking and vulnerability analysis.
• Securing, testing, having a good understanding of Cloud vulnerabilities and how to address them

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Qualifications
Basic Qualifications- To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below:

• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 14 years' experience required. An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• US Citizenship required with the ability to obtain an interim Secret clearance before start date.
• Experience with Burp Suite Pro or Zap, including identification and usage of relevant plugins preferred
• Experience with security assessment tools, including Nessus, Metasploit, or Cobalt Strike
• Well-rounded background in application, network, cloud, and system security
• Experience with conducting penetration and malicious user testing in Cloud environments, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, GCP, and, on premise systems.
• Proficient in evaluating cloud system security configurations.
• Has expertise in evaluating findings and performing root cause analysis.
• Understanding of common Web Application vulnerabilities like SQLi, XSS, CSRF, and HTTP Flooding.
• Must posses one of the following certifications: CASP+ CE, CCISO, CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA, CCNP Security, CEH, CFR, CISA, CISM, CISSP, Cloud+, CySA+, GCED, GCIA, GCIH, GICSP, or GSLC

Desired Qualifications:

• Industry certifications such as OSCP, GCPN, CCSP, OSWE, GPEN, GCIH, GWAPT, or GXPN
• Experience with server administration, TCP/IP networking, vulnerability identification and exploitation, vulnerability exploit code development, offensive security operation coordination and communication, vulnerability tracking and remediation, mobile testing

Benefits:
At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We're fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way.
Peraton Overview
Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can't be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.
Target Salary Range
$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
EEO
An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.