Penetration Tester

Leidos

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profile Job Location:

Ashburn, IL - USA

profile Monthly Salary: $ 104650 - 189175
Posted on: 30+ days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Leidos we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers success. We empower our teams contribute to our communities and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers our people and our community. Our Mission Vision and Values guide the way we do business.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive keep reading!

The Digital Modernization Sector brings together our digital transformation and IT programs allowing us to better serve our customers through scale and repeatability. Leidos has a critical need for a Junior Penetration Tester to support a large Cyber program within Leidos.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Security Operations Center (SOC) is a US Government program responsible to prevent identify contain and eradicate cyber threats to CBP networks through monitoring intrusion detection and protective security services to CBP information systems including local area networks/wide area networks (LAN/WAN) commercial Internet connection public facing websites wireless mobile/cellular cloud security devices servers and workstations. The CBP SOC is responsible for the overall security of CBP Enterprise-wide information systems and collects investigates and reports any suspected and confirmed security violations.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Perform internal and external pen test against systems to determine vulnerabilities and offer mitigation strategies.

  • Perform web app pen tests

  • Perform vulnerability risk assessment

  • Perform physical pen tests and social engineering

  • Perform cyber incident response as needed for programs

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline or equivalent experience/combined education with 8 years of professional experience. Additional education and certifications may be counted toward years of experience.

Must have a Secret addition to specific security clearance requirements all Department of Homeland Security CBP SOC employees are required to have or be able to favorably pass a 5 year (BI) Background Investigation.

4 years in Pen Testing and Vulnerability Assessmentwith specificemphasis on web applicationand enterprise network environments.

5 years of professional experience in incident detection and response malware analysis or cyber forensics.

Ability to perform internal and external pen testing against systems to determine vulnerabilities and offer mitigation strategies.

Specific experience in at least 1 of the followingspecialties:

  • Mobile application testing

  • Cloud infrastructure testing

  • RF Testing

  • Mainframe systems

Experience with Pen Testing tools listed below:

  • Kali Linux

  • Metaspoilt

  • Burp suite pro

  • Cobalt Strike / Empire

  • Tenable Nessus

  • Debuggers such as Immunity

  • Bloodhound

  • BladeRF / HakRF

  • Hak5 equipment

  • Wireshark / tcpdump

Certifications: At least one certification is required:

  • CISSP

  • GISF

  • GPEN

  • GWAPT

  • GXPN

  • OSCE

  • OSCP

  • OSEE

  • OSWP

Clearance: In addition to specific security clearance requirements all CBP SOC employees are required to successfully complete a CBP Background Investigation to support this program

At Leidos we dont want someone who fits the moldwe want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless the over-caffeinated the ones who ask whats next before the dust settles on whats now.

If youre already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2 good. Youll fit right in.

Original Posting:

September 12 2025

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $104650.00 - $189175.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.

At Leidos we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers success. We empower our teams contribute to our communities and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers o...
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