Penetration Tester / Secret

About The Role

Peraton is currently seeking to hire an experienced Penetration Tester for its Federal Strategic Cyber Group. Location: Chandler, AZ and Washington DC.

We are seeking to hire an experienced and highly skilled Penetration Tester to conduct advanced offensive security operations across diverse and high-impact environments. This role supports critical national security missions by identifying vulnerabilities, emulating real-world adversaries, and strengthening defensive cyber capabilities across enterprise, cloud, mobile, IoT, and High Value Asset (HVA) systems. You will lead technical engagements, drive red team operations, and collaborate closely with SOC, incident response, and engineering teams to ensure findings translate into measurable security improvements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct full-spectrum penetration testing across enterprise, cloud, mobile, IoT, and HVA environments.
• Lead and execute adversary emulation and red team operations to validate SOC detection and response capabilities.
• Serve as technical or team lead for offensive security engagements, including scoping, planning, execution, and reporting.
• Identify exploitable vulnerabilities, develop proof-of-concepts, and deliver actionable, risk-prioritized findings.
• Coordinate results and collaborate with SOC, IR, and engineering teams to support remediation and strengthen defensive posture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, or related field and 5 years of relevant experience. An additional 4 years will be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on penetration testing experience.
• Experience with Red Team, IoT, Mobile, Cloud, and HVA testing.
• Team lead, supervisory, or management experience.
• Certification: GPEN or GXPN
• One or more of the following: GRTP, CRTL, OSCP, CRTP, CMWAPT, CEPT, CPT, or LPTC
• CISA AES HVA Assessment Lead or Technical Lead certification
• U.S. citizenship is required. Active Secret security clearance.

Pay

Target Salary Range: $104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.