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$90,000 - $100,000
Unspecified
IT - Hardware
San Diego, CA (On-Site/Office)
Description
Information Systems Solutions (ISS) is looking for a Penetration Tester to perform primarily Red Team activities to assist in the defense of a Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) network supporting a US Government customer. The selected candidate will primarily be responsible for assessing the current state of the services and infrastructure supporting NIWC, providing the following support:
Clearance Level
Certifications (IAT Level II)
MCSA, Linux+ or other equivalent operating environment certification (equivalent training can be used in lieu of certification)
Required Skills
Desired Skills
Requirements
Network Security Specialist II - Level II
Salary Description
90,000-100,000
Information Systems Solutions (ISS) is looking for a Penetration Tester to perform primarily Red Team activities to assist in the defense of a Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) network supporting a US Government customer. The selected candidate will primarily be responsible for assessing the current state of the services and infrastructure supporting NIWC, providing the following support:
- Performing penetration testing against a variety of applications using tools such as BURP.
- Perform proof of concept on new exploits to determine if supported networks are vulnerable.
- Ensure signature-based scanning tools are operational.
Clearance Level
- Secret
Certifications (IAT Level II)
MCSA, Linux+ or other equivalent operating environment certification (equivalent training can be used in lieu of certification)
- AND one of the following (or a certification from a higher IAT level):
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CompTIA CySA+ CE) - GIAC Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GIAC GICSP)
- CompTIA Security+ CE
- GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC)
- EC-Council Certified Network Defender (EC-Council CND)
- GIAC System Security Certified Practitioner (GIAC SSCP)
Required Skills
- 4 years of relevant experience
- Drafting and review of SOPs (Standard Operation Procedures and POCs (Proofs of Concept)
- Experience as a System Administrator/Network Administrator
- Basic to medium knowledge of core Linux elements
- Experience with vulnerability enumeration and remediation
- Experience with DoD STIGs
- Scripting experience (Powershell, BASH, or Python preferred)
- Experience with virtual machines (vSphere, Virtual Box, KVM, QEMU)
Desired Skills
- Knowledge of Burp Suite security tools
- Knowledge of ACAS suite management, installation, upkeep, and troubleshooting
- Experience with Kali Linux tools such as nMAP, TCPDump, WireShark
- Knowledge of web development and HTML structure
- Working knowledge of OSI network model and network traffic flow
- Working knowledge of Windows Server core elements (Domain Controller, Active Directory, Registry, GPO creation, DISM, SCCM)
- Medium to Advance knowledge of network configuration for switches and routers
- Basic understanding of vulnerability research and exploitation
- Basic knowledge of physical security
- Basic knowledge of hardware exploitation
- Basic knowledge of Cloud core elements
- Penetration testing experience
Requirements
Network Security Specialist II - Level II
Salary Description
90,000-100,000
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