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Our focus is on enabling our clients to deliver their mission most efficiently and effectively - anytime, anywhere, securely. We combine technical expertise, mission awareness, and an empowered workforce to produce meaningful results.\nThis is a contingent position based upon contract win.\nSkyePoint Decisions is seeking a Red Team Tester to join our team supporting the Department of Education’s (DoED) Federal Student Aid (FSA) Cybersecurity and Privacy Support Services (CPSS) in Washington, DC. The Junior Red Team Tester supports authorized red team, penetration testing, and adversarial security assessment activities across FSA systems and applications. Working under the guidance of senior team members, the tester helps identify exploitable vulnerabilities, validate security controls, document attack paths, and provide actionable findings that strengthen FSA's cybersecurity posture.\nThis is a remote position. \nResponsibilities:\nSupport authorized red team and penetration testing engagements across FSA systems, networks, applications, APIs, and cloud environments.\nConduct vulnerability validation and exploitation activities under established rules of engagement.\nAssist with reconnaissance, enumeration, attack-path analysis, exploitation, and post-exploitation activities.\nPerform web application, network, API, and infrastructure security testing.\nSupport testing scenarios based on real-world adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).\nApply the MITRE ATT&CK framework to categorize and document adversary techniques.\nAssist with testing security controls and identifying weaknesses that could lead to unauthorized access or privilege escalation.\nDocument testing procedures, evidence, vulnerabilities, attack paths, and results.\nDevelop clear technical findings describing vulnerabilities, risk, evidence, and recommended remediation.\nRetest identified vulnerabilities following remediation.\nMaintain knowledge of emerging vulnerabilities, exploits, attack techniques, and defensive technologies.\nFollow FSA rules of engagement, security requirements, and testing procedures.\nRequired Qualifications:\n3 to 5 years' experience with vulnerability assessment/penetration testing experience of information systems.\nPossess an industry professional certification such as CEH or CompTIA PenTest+.\nHands-on cybersecurity experience involving penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, security testing, ethical hacking, or related activities.\nKnowledge of Kali Linux.\nKnowledge of penetration testing tools experience with Nmap, Burp Suite, Metasploit, etc.\nDemonstrated ability in evaluating vulnerabilities, performing root cause analysis, and reporting findings utilizing assessment methodologies such as NIST SP 800-115, Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES), Information Systems Security Assessment Framework (ISSAF), OWASP Web Security Testing Guide (WTG), etc.\nMust be able to obtain a Public Trust.\nMust be a U.S. citizen. \nPreferred Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Information Systems, Information Assurance, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.\nExperience with tools such as Burp Suite, Nmap, Metasploit, Kali Linux, Wireshark, Nessus/Tenable, BloodHound, or comparable offensive security tools.\nFamiliarity with Windows and Linux environments.\nExposure to AWS cloud security testing.\nFamiliarity with NIST SP 800-115.\nScripting experience using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar technologies.\nCompensation:\nSalary Range: TBD\nThe SkyePoint Decisions salary range for this position is a general guideline only. It represents an estimated range for this position and is just one piece of our total compensation package. \nSalary at SkyePoint is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, work schedule, the candidate’s combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability, market data and business considerations.\nIn addition to a competitive salary, SkyePoint offers benefits including a certification incentive program, PTO, floating federal holiday options, several insurance options including HMO and High Deductible plans with Health Savings Accounts [HSAs], Flex Spending Accounts [FSAs], Full Dental Plans, Vision, ST/LT Disability, Life Insurance, and 401k matched.\nWhat We Can Offer You:\nAt SkyePoint, we go B.I.G. (beginning in GRATITUDE) by recognizing all we have and giving back to our employees, families, and communities. It instills a positive mindset that permeates all we do. 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