Information Security - Information Security Engineer 3 - Contingent

Introduction

We are seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented Program Manager to oversee the execution, governance, and quality of our Third Party Penetration Testing Program. This role requires significant focus on remediation validation, coordination of penetration testing engagements, and ensuring high quality reporting throughout the lifecycle. You will partner closely with engineering, security teams, external vendors, and leadership stakeholders to drive timely remediation and maintain a strong security posture.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 4 years of Information Security Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work or consulting experience, training, military experience, or education.
• Exposure to Cyber Security 3 to 5 years.
• Experience in security program management, penetration testing operations, or vulnerability management.
• Strong familiarity with Jira or similar workflow/tracking systems.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills across engineering, security, and vendor teams.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to drive accountability and consistency.
• Understanding of offensive security concepts and industry standards (e.g., OWASP, NIST).
• Prior work experience at client or in client's Industry.

Applicants must be able to work directly for Artech on W2.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Willingness to learn new things.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Serve as the central owner for the remediation validation process across all third party and internal penetration test findings.
• Create, assign, and manage Jira validation tickets to ensure every finding is properly tracked through closure.
• Oversee the full validation lifecycle—monitoring progress, identifying blockers, escalating delays, and driving timely completion.
• Collaborate with remediation owners to clarify requirements, ensure evidence quality, and verify reproducibility of fixes.
• Manage third party penetration testing engagements from initiation to closure.
• Lead scoping sessions to define test objectives, environment requirements, and timelines.
• Coordinate tester onboarding, including account creation, access provisioning, and environment preparation.
• Host debrief sessions with testers and internal teams to confirm understanding of findings and remediation expectations.
• Receive, review, and process penetration test reports from third party vendors.
• Ensure consistent, accurate, and complete documentation of findings, severity ratings, and business impact.
• Assign test reports to QA reviewers and oversee QA workflow management.
• Run and distribute monthly penetration testing and remediation metrics reports.
• Identify opportunities to enhance program workflows, templates, validation standards, and operational processes.

Company Benefits & Culture

• Competitive salary range: $60-$65/hr on W2.
• Potential for role conversion to full-time.
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

For immediate consideration, please click APPLY to begin the screening process with Alex.