On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 12:01 PM, Will Cunningham <wcunn...@thegoalinc.com> wrote:
Good Morning,
I am currently looking for a penetration tester for my client in Alexandria, VA. If you are interested and available for a phone screen, please send me an updated resume in word format and I will get back with you on the position and additional details. Looking forward to working with you soon.
Candidates should be full time Application Security/Penetration testers. They should be able to write their own exploits. Should know their way around multiple OS (windows, Unix, Linux, mobile
Contract to Perm travel position.
Senior Security Consultant
US Citizens - Clearance is a bonus.
Must pass Background Check
Delivers consulting project activities, ranging from problem identification through final project close-out through medium to long term engagements requiring varied interpersonal and technical skills. Technical responsibilities include problem identification, system architecture assessment, application and/or network security assessment, security vulnerability testing, penetration testing, application security testing, client interaction, solution deployment and cost/schedule monitoring.
Requirements
Education: | - BachelorÕs degree (B.S.) in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience
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Experience: | - Five to eight years direct related work experience
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Required Skills: | - 8 or more years of technical experience required, including at least 5 years in security services.
- Strong analytical skills required
- Must have direct experience in performing network and/or application security assessments including:
- Network or Application Vulnerability Assessments
- Network Penetration Tests
- Application Security Assessments
- Network or Application Architecture Assessments
- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to:
- Read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals
- Document procedures that conform to a prescribed style and format
- Present information to management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
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Preferred Skills: | - Previous Professional Services consulting experience
- Industry certification such as CCIE, CCNA, CISSP, CCSE, MCSE, CICA, CISM desirable
- Federal clearance is a preferred
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Essential Functions
- Identify and assess customer information technology infrastructure regarding risks and vulnerabilities.
- Ability to perform network penetration testing using a combination of commercial and open source tools
- Significant technical and operational knowledge of:
- Firewalls
- Network intrusion detection/prevention devices
- Security assessment, diagnostics, forensic tools
- Web access controls
- Advanced authentication methods
- System Management tools and procedures
- Enterprise security programs
- Be able to perform:
- Network or Application Vulnerability Assessments
- Network or Application Penetration Tests
- Network or Application Security Architecture Assessments
Responsibilities and Additional Duties
- Work with minimal supervision as an individual contributor and as lead for engagement team when appropriate
- Manage technical contribution of matrix team(s) of security consultants and engineers toward successful project completion.
Will Cunningham
Recruiter
The Goal Inc.
Specialized IT Consulting
703-728-0179
wcunn...@thegoalinc.com