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Cyber Engineer and Penetration Tester

United States, Herndon · Job Posted January 10, 2026
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Job Description

This Cyber Security Project Engineer will provide highly technical and in-depth penetration testing and ethical hacking to target, assess, and exploit risk and vulnerabilities of information systems. The Cyber Security Project Engineer will provide decision makers with documented and actionable data to aid in making strategic investment decisions.

Job Responsibility

  • Document all identified system risks, planned test procedures, and results
  • Perform analyses of vulnerabilities identified during testing
  • Review program-level documentation such as requirements specification, system architecture, design documents, test plans, and security plans
  • Create and document penetration testing plans and procedures
  • Conduct hands-on penetration testing by leveraging approved testing plans and procedures
  • Analyze penetration test results, document risks, and recommend countermeasures to uncovered risks
  • Participate or lead technical exchange meetings and application review boards
  • Document action items and results from technical exchange meetings and application review boards
  • Brief management on the status of action items and results of activities

Requirements

  • Demonstrated work experience in cyber security or related IT field
  • Demonstrated experience with cyber penetration testing
  • Demonstrated experience leveraging adversarial tactics to conduct hands-on security testing
  • Demonstrated experience applying computer attack methods and system exploitation techniques
  • Demonstrated working knowledge of cyber security principles for Linux, Windows, and virtual platforms
  • Demonstrated experience designing, testing, or implementing IT security architecture
  • Demonstrated experience performing network security analysis
  • Demonstrated experience analyzing network architectures
  • Demonstrated experience using network management tools
  • Demonstrated experience developing risk management methodologies
  • Demonstrated experience analyzing test results to develop risk and threat mitigation plans
  • Demonstrated experience testing or reviewing system configuration, development, and design specifically around enterprise systems and hypervisors
  • Demonstrated experience designing, testing, or implementing complex Windows installations
  • TS/SCI w/ FS Poly required prior to applying

Nice to have

  • Demonstrated experience participating in public and private information security groups and organizations
  • Demonstrated experience communicating vulnerability results and risk posture to senior executives
  • Demonstrated experience performing complex technical tasks with minimal direction
  • A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or other related scientific or technical discipline
  • Two or more of the relevant certifications: Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
  • Global Information Assurance Certification Penetration Tester (GPEN)
  • eLearn Security Certified Professional Penetration Tester (eCPPTv2)
  • Global Information Assurance Certification Web Application Penetration Tester (GWAPT)

What we offer

  • Vacation – 5 weeks of accrued paid vacation per year (i.e., 8.33 hours accrued per pay period worked)
  • Holidays - Paid holidays published annually by the Office of Personnel Management, excluding Inauguration Day
  • 100% paid for Health Benefits* (United Healthcare, Guardian Dental, VSP Vision, MetLife, Life and Disability Insurance and annual $1500 employer HSA contribution on qualified plans) *health benefits kick in the 1st of the month following your start date
  • 6% 401k Contribution (3% paid out during each pay period, the additional 3% will be paid out as a lump sum in Q1 each year)
  • Training Reimbursement – Approved training and education expenses will be reimbursed
  • Travel Expenses – Approved travel expenses will be reimbursed
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