Cloud Pentester

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Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

KBRs National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security this position your work will have a profound impact on the countrys most critical role protecting our national security.

Why Join Us

• Innovative Projects: KBRs work is at the forefront of engineering logistics operations science program management mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.

• Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.

• Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct penetration testing vulnerability assessments and adversarial emulation activities against enterprise networks operating systems applications virtualized environments and cloud-based systems.
• Apply offensive cyber techniques attack methodologies and system exploitation approaches to identify and validate security weaknesses.
• Analyze network architectures security controls and system configurations to evaluate risk and identify potential attack paths.
• Perform security testing of Windows Linux virtualized and enterprise computing environments including hypervisors and supporting infrastructure.
• Assess and validate IT security architectures technical designs and system implementations to ensure compliance with cybersecurity best practices.
• Analyze assessment and testing results develop risk mitigation strategies and provide recommendations to improve overall security posture.
• Utilize network management monitoring and security assessment tools to support testing activities reporting and threat analysis.

Work Environment:

• Location: On-site
• Travel Requirements: Minimal
• Working Hours: Standard

Qualifications:

Required:

• Active TS/SCI with a Polygraph
• Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related discipline. Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Demonstrated experience conducting penetration testing vulnerability assessments or offensive cyber operations.
• Experience leveraging adversarial tactics techniques and procedures (TTPs) to evaluate system and network security.
• Experience applying cyber attack methodologies exploitation techniques and security testing frameworks.
• Working knowledge of cybersecurity principles security controls and operating system security for Windows Linux and virtualized platforms.
• Experience performing network security analysis architecture reviews and security control assessments.

Desired:

• Experience designing implementing or assessing enterprise security architectures.
• Experience evaluating complex Windows-based infrastructures enterprise services and system configurations.
• Experience testing or reviewing hypervisors virtual environments and enterprise computing platforms.
• Familiarity with major cloud service providers cloud-native security concepts and cloud architecture design.
• Experience developing risk management methodologies and translating technical findings into actionable mitigation plans.
• Hands-on experience with commercial and open-source penetration testing vulnerability scanning and network analysis tools.
• Relevant industry certifications such as OSCP GPEN CEH CISSP GCIH or comparable cybersecurity certifications.

Basic Compensation:

$190500 to $232800 annual salary

This range is for the Virginia area only

The offered rate will be based on the selected candidates knowledge skills abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation:

KBR may offer bonuses commissions or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus relocation benefits short term incentives long term incentives or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

Ready to Make a Difference

If youre excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Lets shape the future together.

KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match medical dental vision life insurance AD&D flexible spending account disability paid time off or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of teams philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong Connect and Grow. We Deliver Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age national origin veteran status genetic information union status and/or beliefs or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.