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Sharp Solutions is Hiring a Senior Penetration Tester Near Washington, DC
The mission of the DHS Chief Information Security Officer Directorate (DHS CISOD) is to support the Department’s implementation of all applicable regulatory requirements including the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA), relevant Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars, Executive Orders, Federal laws, directives, policies, and regulations. The DHS CISOD’s mission is to also provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a secure and trusted computing environment. The DHS CISOD assists in ensuring Department compliance with information security requirements. Information security is an essential business function, critical to enabling DHS to conduct its operations and deliver service to the public.The DHS ESOC is responsible for pen testing resources and support for public facing sites as well as high value assets within the department. The Pen Tester will establish a pen testing program for use throughout DHS, completes hands on pen testing capabilities, and communicates recommended solutions for addressing findings from a pen test. This position is fully remote for the foreseeable future except as needed for testing requirements.Primary Responsibilities:
Knowledge of pentesting best practices and tool usage
Experience conducting penetration testing in the following disciplines:
Web Application testing
Network Penetration testing
API and serverless penetration testing
Cloud based penetration testing (one of the three):
AWS
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Capable of working within guidance to safely support penetration testing operations as part of a managed team
Detailed knowledge of web application and network based pen testing security tools
Provide expert level guidance to the customer regarding penetration testing and vulnerability assessment industry best practices.
Required Qualifications
Bachelors’ degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 12-15 years of professional experience
Must have Top Secret/SCI Clearance. In addition to specific security clearance requirements all Department of Homeland Security SOC employees are required to obtain an Entry on Duty (EOD) clearance to support this program.
10 years in Pen Testing and Vulnerability Assessment
10 years of professional experience in incident detection and response, malware analysis, or cyber forensics.
Experience with any three of the seven tools listed below: