Software Engineer

VTG is seeking a Senior Penetration Tester / Offensive Security Engineer to conduct hands-on security assessments, identify vulnerabilities, and evaluate enterprise architectures. The role develops actionable risk and threat mitigation strategies and collaborates with technical teams to improve enterprise security.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute penetration tests and hands-on security assessments across enterprise IT environments
• Apply adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures to identify vulnerabilities and evaluate security controls
• Use computer attack methods and system exploitation techniques to assess the security posture of systems and networks
• Identify, validate, and document technical vulnerabilities and potential attack paths
• Conduct network security analysis and assess complex network architectures for vulnerabilities and security weaknesses
• Use network management and security analysis tools to evaluate network configurations, traffic, and system behavior
• Assess the security of Linux, Windows, virtualized platforms, enterprise systems, and hypervisor environments
• Review system configurations, development approaches, and technical designs to identify security risks
• Design, test, and evaluate IT security architectures
• Assess complex Windows installations and enterprise infrastructure for security vulnerabilities and configuration weaknesses
• Analyze penetration testing and security assessment results to determine potential business and mission impact
• Develop risk management methodologies and frameworks to evaluate technical security findings
• Create actionable risk and threat mitigation plans based on identified vulnerabilities and test results
• Document technical findings, attack paths, risks, and recommended remediation activities
• Collaborate with system administrators, engineers, architects, and cybersecurity teams to improve the overall security posture of enterprise environments

Skills

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with Poly on day one of employment
• Demonstrated professional experience in cybersecurity, information security, or a related IT field
• Hands-on experience conducting cybersecurity penetration testing
• Experience leveraging adversarial tactics to conduct technical security testing
• Experience applying computer attack methods and system exploitation techniques
• Strong working knowledge of cybersecurity principles across Linux, Windows, and virtualized platforms
• Experience designing, testing, reviewing, or implementing IT security architectures
• Experience performing network security analysis
• Experience analyzing complex network architectures
• Experience using network management and security analysis tools
• Experience developing risk management methodologies
• Experience analyzing security test results and developing risk and threat mitigation plans
• Experience testing and reviewing system configurations, application or system development, and technical designs
• Experience assessing enterprise systems and hypervisor environments
• Experience designing, testing, implementing, or assessing complex Windows installations

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