Secret Penetration Tester

Post Date

Mar 21, 2025

Location

Ashburn,
Virginia

ZIP/Postal Code

20147
US
Jun 03, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract-to-perm

Category

Security Engineering

Req #

DC0-770573

Pay Rate

$57 - $71 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform cloud pentests and act as the cloud pentesting SME for the team
- Perform internal and external pentest against systems to determine vulnerabilities and offer mitigation strategies.
- Perform web app pentests
- Perform vulnerability risk assessment
- Perform physical pentests and social engineering
- Perform cyber incident response as needed for programs
- Perform internal and external pentest against systems to determine vulnerabilities and offer mitigation strategies.
- Perform web app pentests
- Perform vulnerability risk assessment
- Perform physical pentests and social engineering
- Perform cyber incident response as needed for programs

pay range: $50/hr - $90/hr . pay range based on prior experience and relevancy to the job

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Required Skills & Experience

Requirements:
- Secret Clearance is required with the ability to obtain a Top Secret SCI.
- One of the following certifications: SANS GMOB, CISSP, GISF, GPEN, GWAPT, GXPN, OSCE, OSCP, OSEE, OSWP
- Bachelors degree with 8 to 12 years of professional experience; or 6 to 10 years of professional experience with a Masters degree.
- 6 years Pentesting experience
- 2 years AWS cloud pentesting experience
- Proficient in testing of Kubernetes, Docker (preferred), and AWS infrastructure, with supporting knowledge from testing other cloud providers.
- Understanding of Cyber Kill Chain & Intelligence Defense
- Ability to brief senior officials on pentesting requirements and results

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.