Penetration Tester

Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Security Operations Center (SOC) is a US Government program responsible to prevent, identify, contain and eradicate cyber threats to CBP networks through monitoring, intrusion detection and protective security services to CBP information systems including local area networks/wide area networks (LAN/WAN), commercial Internet connection, public facing websites, wireless, mobile/cellular, cloud, security devices, servers and workstations.  The CBP SOCis responsible fortheoverall security of CBP Enterprise-wide information systems, and collects, investigates, and reports any suspected and confirmed securityviolations.

Weareseekinga highly skilled and experienced Penetration Tester to join our team supportingtheCBP SOC. Thiscandidate willbe responsible forconducting comprehensive security assessmentsofCBP FISMAsystems with the purpose ofidentifyingvulnerabilities and providing actionable recommendations to enhance the security posture of CBP's critical systems and networks. This role requires a deep understanding of offensive cybersecurity techniques, strong analytical capabilities,detailed report writing skillsand the ability to workas part of a team. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conduct penetration testing activities aligned withCBPand industry best practices.

• Performinternal and externalweb application, network, and infrastructurepentestassessments using commercial and open-source tools.

• Execute testing operations safely andin accordance withdefined operational guidelines.

• Produce detailed reports outlining findings and actionable remediation recommendations.

• Partner with SOC, engineering, and security teams tovalidateand remediate vulnerabilities.

• Support tool development,methodologyimprovements, and team-wide knowledge sharing.

• Assistin verifying Bug Bounty findings and remediations

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelors’ degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with3 to 5(T3)/5 to 8(T4)years of professional experience; or 3 to 5 years of professional experience with a Masters’ degree.

3(T3) /5(T4) years in Pen Testing and Vulnerability Assessment, with specific emphasis on web application and enterprise network environments.

3-5 (T3) 5-8(T4) years of professional experience in incident detection and response, malware analysis, or cyber forensics.

Specific experience(1-3 years for T3) or (3-5 years for T4)in at least 1of the following specialties:

• Networkpentesting

• Web applicationpentesting

• Active directorypentesting

• Mobile applicationpentesting

• Cloud infrastructurepentesting

• RFpentesting

Experience with1-3 (T3)3-5(T4)of the tools listed below:

• Kali Linux

• Metaspoilt

• Burp suite pro

• Cobalt Strike /Sliver

• Tenable Nessus

• Tenable Security Center

• Bloodhound

• BladeRF/HakRF

• Hak5 equipment

• Wireshark /tcpdump

• Prowler

• Scoutsuite

Core Certifications:At least onepentestingcertification:

• OSCP 

• GPEN 

• CRTO 

• OSWP 

• GWAPT 

• AWS Solutions Architect Associate

Clearance:In addition to specific security clearance requirements all CBP SOC employeesare required tosuccessfully complete a CBP Background Investigation to support this program

Preferred Qualifications:

• CISSP 
• GISF 
• GXPN 
• OSCE 
• OSEE 
• AWS Certified Security - Specialty 
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) 
• Ability to brief senior government leadership on pentesting requirements and results 
• Red Team operator experience 
• Experience creating and updating SOPs 
• Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills 
• Communication Skills