Security Software Engineer – Red Team Penetration Tester

About The Role

RPI Group is seeking a skilled, driven Security Software Engineer to support Red Team penetration testing for a mission-focused Navy customer. If you are energized by complex technical challenges, enjoy finding and analyzing security weaknesses, and want your work to inform real-world defensive decisions, this role is for you.

Requirements

• Five (5) years experience in Linux – firm grasp/demonstrated knowledge
• Associated Training: COMPTIA Linux+ or FedVTE Linux+
• Five (5) years experience in Windows – foundational knowledge with good understanding of enterprise networks
• Associated Training: Microsoft course (MCSA; Various)
• Strong working knowledge of common Penetration Testing (PENTEST) tools: Kali, Metasploit, NMAP, Cobalt Strike
• Associated Training: Certified Ethical Hacker or Offensive Security Certified Professional
• Documented experience in at least one of the following:
  • Penetration Testing (PENTEST) (government or contractor)
  • Red Team Operations (government or contractor)
  • Tool/Software Development (exploits/malware, C2, reverse engineering, bug bounties)
• Python, C, C Sharp, C++, Go, Perl, Powershell
• Web Dev/Web App Dev/Web Penetration testing
• NSX, vCenter, vRealize Suite, Horizon View (VDI) and others
• PAN-OS
• FirePower, Nexus, IOS, ASA
• ONTAP, SnapMirror
• Active-Directory
• Entra ID (Azure AD), Active Directory, SSO, MFA, Azure application integration, Identity Federation
• Automation using Powershell, PowerAutomate, Logic Apps, Graph API
• Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft 365 in a hybrid environment
• Experience with Palo Alto, Cisco, VMWare, NetApp and Microsoft products
• Extending or integrating on premises AD with Entra ID
• Managing identity and access in Microsoft Entra ID
• Experience conducting Red Team operations in an MDE environment
• Experience with AWS, Cloud Audit, Serverless and Microservice Architecture
• Experience working with AWS services (such as EC2, S3, KMS, RDS) and security best practices relevant to those services
• Experience with Web Services penetration testing (RESTful and SOAP)
• Web Authentication protocols (e.g. OAuth2, SAML, LDAP)
• PHP, ASP, SQL db's, Java, HTML, No SQL
• Minimum certification as IAT Level II per DoD 8570.01, or successor
• Minimum certification as penetration tester and possess one of the following certificates:
  • Offensive Security Certs: Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), Offensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE), Offensive Security Exploitation Expert (OSEE), Offensive Security Wireless Professional (OSWP)
  • SANS Certs: SEC560 - Network Penetration testing and Ethical Hacking (GPEN Certification), SEC542 - Web App Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking (GWAPT Certification), SEC660 - Advance Penetration Testing. Exploit Writing, and Ethical Hacking (GXPN Certification), SEC642 - Advanced Web App Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking, SEC564 - Red Team Operations and Threat Emulation
  • OSD Sponsored Cyber Operation Academy Course (COAC) graduates
  • Capture the Flag (CTF) participation (DEFCON, Over-The-Wire (OTW), Hack the Box, USS Secure CTF's)
  • Security research resulting in a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
• Possess the ability to:
  • Debug and reverse engineer software
  • Analyze Windows Events and Linux syslog's, boot logs and dmesg logs
  • Program and debug Web 2.0, Java, Perl, Ada, C++, Tool Command Language (tcl/tk) scripts and graphical user interfaces (GUis) using Microsoft Visual tel and Rational ClearCase for software configuration management
  • Recommend software modifications to systems to mitigate known vulnerabilities
  • Operate and administrate computer systems running HP-UX, UNIX, Solaris, Linux and Microsoft Windows
  • Identify security flaws in compiled and human readable source code
  • Understand code utilizing real-time VxWorks and Lynx OS operating systems, Common Object Resource Broker Architecture (CORBA), firewalls and networking protocols
  • Understand how to implement NSA approved encryption technologies and devices
  • Apply DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
  • Apply virtual hosting and server technology in system architectures
  • Understand and apply the concept of deceptive technology such as honey pots in system architectures
  • Participate in Code Reviews
  • Perform Static Source Code Analysis
  • Author recommendations for improving software and code design
  • Contribute to a System Security Administrator and Operators Manual (SSAOM)
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and Possess an Active Security Clearance

Pay

$110,000 to $150,000 Annually

Location

Dahlgren, VA