Penetration Tester
 Quadrant, Inc. | |
 United States, D.C., Washington | |
 May 07, 2025 | |
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Penetration Tester
Washington, DC (Part-Time) 2 days on-site, 1 remote MUST: Experienced Penetration Tester Top Secret clearance required with SCI eligibility 5+ years of experience with enterprise security architectures, and cloud-based network infrastructures such as AWS or Azure or Google Cloud. Proven experience as a Penetration Tester. Knowledge of penetration testing methodologies and tools. Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think like an attacker. Excellent communication skills to report findings and provide recommendations Experience with AWS, Azure, RHEL, Linux, and Tenable. Experience with tools such as Kali Linux, Burpsuite Pro, and Metasploit. Bachelor's required DUTIES: Conduct penetration testing of computer systems, cloud-based systems, networks, and web-based applications, software assurance, and vulnerability assessments. Identify security weaknesses, document findings, and provide recommendations to improve security. Identify root causes of many common vulnerabilities including buffer overflows, SQL injection, cross-site request forgery (CSRF), stored/reflective cross-site scripting (XSS), race-condition (TOCTOU), XML External Entity (XXE), encryption weaknesses, authentication bypass, and others. Identify and address security implications during software acceptance activities, including completion criteria, risk acceptance and documentation, common criteria, and methods of independent testing. Quadrant is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability. | |