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Senior Penetration Tester

Herndon, VA🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $155,000–$155,000🗓 2026-09-24 → 2026-09-26

Core

Senior Penetration Tester responsible for assessing and enhancing security of hardware, software, embedded systems, and networks through exploit development and vulnerability identification.

Role type

Senior IC penetration tester (red teaming)

Builds

Threat suites, automated test harnesses, custom exploits, and threat-emulation environments

Domain

Cybersecurity, offensive security, embedded systems, network security

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Penetration testing methodologies, exploit development, reverse engineering, vulnerability assessment, wireless/RF security testing, application security assessment, risk assessment, technical reporting

Preferred skills

Firmware analysis, binary exploitation, cloud architecture assessment (AWS/Azure/GCP), NIST SP 800-53 framework knowledge

Technologies

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, AWS, Azure, GCP, OWASP Top Ten

Responsibilities

Outlining plans for dynamically configurable threat suites and network environments; Defining testing scenarios and automated test harnesses; Performing application security assessments targeting OWASP Top Ten and API vectors; Assessing wireless and RF security; Executing advanced vulnerability scanning and manual verification; Conducting comprehensive penetration testing across hardware, software, firmware, RF, and network components; Developing and executing custom exploits and proof-of-concept attacks; Documenting technical findings and delivering remediation strategies

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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