Leidos is seeking a Lead Penetration Tester to join a high performing agile team using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology on a large, complex program that provides system engineering, development, test, integration and operational support. The selected candidate will work on a team of cyber Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who are providing support to a large, complex technical program for preventing, identifying, containing and eradicating cyber threats to networks through monitoring, intrusion detection, and protective security services on information systems including local area networks/wide area networks (LAN/WAN), commercial Internet connections, public facing websites, security devices, servers and workstations.
Requirements
- Perform internal and external pentests against systems to determine vulnerabilities and develop mitigation strategies.
- Perform web app pentests.
- Perform vulnerability risk assessments.
- Perform physical pentests and social engineering analysis.
- Perform cyber incident response as needed.
- Evaluate the impact of new development on the operational security posture of IT systems.
- Evaluate, review, and test critical software.
- Formulate security compliance requirements for new system features.
- Identify and remediate security issues throughout the system.
- Audit and assess system security configuration settings using common methodologies and tools.
- Work with development teams to enrich team-wide understanding of different types of vulnerabilities, attack vectors, and remediation approaches.
- Work closely with System Engineering, Test Engineering, and Integration teams to ensure hardware and software architecture and implementations meet strict security requirements.
- Propose, assess, coordinate, implement, and enforce information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies.
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert in security architecture, to include providing advice to Program Managers, Customer technical experts, and internal program teams.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- 11 paid Holidays
- 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting
- Flexible Schedules
- Discounted Stock Purchase Plans
- Technical Upskilling
- Education and Training Support
- Parental Paid Leave