Senior Penetration Tester

Ready for Whatis Next? At Kratos, we encourage an entrepreneurial spirit balanced with discipline. We work hard, and take care of our customers, employees, and families. Recognized as thought leaders in our industry, we are motivated by creating and delivering innovative solutions to our nation and global customers. Kratos has an exciting opportunity for a Penetration Tester to independently lead penetration testing engagements to simulate cyberattacks on customer computer systems, cloud solutions, and scoped networks.

• Generate deliverables, confirm scope, and execute with minimal oversight.
• Promote an inclusive, learning-focused team by sharing knowledge, promoting best practices, and collaborating to reach consensus on our approach to tactical issues. Work with the team to devise novel tests and scenarios for various penetration tests of emerging technologies.
• Consistently produce high quality, client ready deliverables.
• Develop and implement automation solutions, new tools, or processes to eliminate wasted effort and allow our team to focus on the important issues that require finesse and expertise.
• Research cybersecurity incidents, threats and vulnerabilities to keep up to date.
• Adhere to projects/tasks, scheduling, and quality control by monitoring penetration test execution. Reviews reporting to ensure it thoroughly breaks down and explains all weaknesses and vulnerabilities, their attack vectors and remediation steps in a clear and concise manner.
• Create proofs of concept, documentation, and evidence can be easily followed by customer points of contact. Provide recommendations for new technologies and system designs according to test results.

Candidates who do not meet all three requirementsibelow cannot be considered for this position:

1. One or more of the following certifications: OSCP*, OSWA*, OSED*, GXPN*, CEPT*, LPT*, GWAPT*, CMWAPT*, and CRTOP* or other certifications approved on a case-by-case basis.
2. One or more of the following R311 Certifications: CCNP, CASP+, CISSP,CSSLP, CISSP-ISSEP, GPEN, Pentest+, GCFA, CHFI, CCNA Cyber Ops, CEH, or GCED
3. Five years with direct, full time penetration testing experience with at least (2) years of experience leading penetration testing engagements.

THESE REQUIRED SKILLS ARE NOT NEGOTIABLE

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Advanced experience and knowledge of general network testing skills and web application testing, to include: Open Source Intelligence Gathering, Cloud Configuration Testing, Network Testing & Exploitation, Web Application Exploitation, and Web API testing (REST & SOAP)
• Functional knowledge or experience of one or more types of specialized testing, to include: Mobile Applications; Desktop Applications (Mac, Linux, or Windows); Red Team Social Engineering; Physical Bypass.
• An understanding or experience with the FedRAMP framework and itis requirements for penetration testing.
• Advanced knowledge of commonly used penetration testing tools and some ability to write scripts or develop rudimentary new tools as needed.
• Qualified candidates should be prepared to use and test new technologies with little notice through effective research and study strategies.
• Comfortable mentoring others on on tools, concepts, and methods for conducting penetration testing.

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Competitive salary based on experience and education
Salary Range: $135,000-$165,000

Kratos is valued for our ability to design and deliver leading edge, resilient solutions for aerospace communication, control, awareness and mission success across a continuum of offeringsifrom commercial to tailored custom solutions and integrated programs. Customers trust us to stay relevant and know we are in it for the long-haul. We bring both the capability and confidence that our customers value and depend on. And, we always deliver.