Senior Cyber Security Penetration Tester

SYSTEMTECis seeking a Senior Cyber Security Penetration Tester for a remote opportunity for candidates working EST hours. Candidate will serve as a senior cybersecurity professional focused on penetration testing security assessments vulnerability analysis and threat hunting across enterprise systems. The role combines hands-on technical testing with security investigation risk analysis stakeholder communication and continuous improvement of security practices.

Required Qualifications of the Senior Cyber Security Penetration Tester:

• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to provide sponsorship or work with Third-Party agencies.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant technical experience in cybersecurity or a related discipline.
• Contract C2 eligibility/clearance is required.
• Hands-on experience with penetration testing vulnerability assessments security testing or threat hunting.
• Strong Linux experience and proficiency with security tools such as Burp Suite Metasploit and Nessus.
• Ability to manually validate vulnerabilities conduct exploitation testing distinguish false positives and evaluate real-world security risk.
• Strong understanding of network and system security incident response intrusion detection log analysis and security risk management.
• Excellent analytical problem-solving written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to clearly document technical findings and communicate security risks and remediation recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Skills/Experience of the Senior Cyber Security Penetration Tester:

• Experience supporting incident response in a medium- to large-scale enterprise.
• Experience interpreting and applying cyber threat intelligence.
• CISA CISM or CISSP certification.

Responsibilities of the Senior Cyber Security Penetration Tester:

• Plan and execute penetration tests vulnerability assessments and advanced security evaluations across applications systems networks and infrastructure.
• Perform hands-on testing and exploitation to validate vulnerabilities assess attack paths and determine potential business impact.
• Conduct threat hunting and investigate escalated security events suspicious activity and potential incidents.
• Research emerging threats and attack techniques while helping tune security tools to improve detection and containment capabilities.
• Provide technical guidance and actionable remediation recommendations to security teams stakeholders and management.
• Evaluate and improve security assessment methodologies tools processes and enterprise security solutions.

Work Location: Remote. EST Hours.

Compensation / Benefits:
Full-Time Employment with SYSTEMTEC means competitive compensation access to health dental disability and life coverage and 401(k) with match.

***Please note:SYSTEMTEC is not set up to employ workers in the states of California New York and New Jersey.***