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Senior Offensive Security Consultant

  • Reston, VA, United States

$150,000 to $200,000 USD / year

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Pay
$150,000 to $200,000 USD / year
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Experience
7+ years relevant Information Security experience, or demonstrated skills and abilities
Posting language
English
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Original job description

About Neovera

Neovera was founded by Scott Weinberg in 2001 and brought together a team of highly experienced IT architects. Neovera started big – developing an advanced distributed infrastructure for one of the first and most successful international banking Software as a Service (SaaS) platform. We’ve built on that heritage ever since, employing our design, development, and management skills to enable organizations to reap the benefits of cloud infrastructure and advanced cybersecurity solutions. Our holistic approach and deep experience ensure your move to the cloud will be smooth, productive, and secure.

Job Description

A Neovera Senior Offensive Security Consultant uses a variety of tools and techniques to identify vulnerabilities in client networks, applications, and systems, then exploit these vulnerabilities to demonstrate the impact and risk of each issue found. Additionally, Senior Offensive Security Consultants provide guidance to clients on remediation and overall systems security. Senior Offensive Security Consultants may work independently or as part of an engagement team to provide relevant and accurate reports and recommendations to clients.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Conduct Penetration Testing engagements against a variety of environments and applications

• Travel as needed to client sites for onsite testing. This fis generally 5-15% depending on engagement requirements

• Perform reconnaissance and OSINT gathering

• Create, develop, and modify scripts to accomplish engagement goals

• Research and stay abreast of known attack and exploit methodologies

• Conduct Web Application Assessments, physical Penetration Tests, and Purple Team Assessments

• Write accurate and professional report deliverables

• Mentor and provide guidance to other Senior Offensive Security Consultants

Secondary responsibilities include:

• Perform other security assessments as needed, such as vulnerability scans, social engineering, and other security reviews

• Assist and advise in the technical sales process

• Assist with the creation and implementation of new services

• Assist with internal IT projects and tasks as needed

Qualifications

Candidates for the Senior Offensive Security Consultant position should possess:

  • 7+ years relevant Information Security experience, or demonstrated skills and abilities
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and contribute to services, tools, and procedures
  • Strong knowledge of penetration testing and other security related tools and techniques
  • Strong knowledge of Information Security
  • Strong Linux command line skills
  • Experience with Tenable Nessus and other vulnerability scanning tools
  • In-depth knowledge and experience with a broad range of information technology including, but not limited to:
  • Various Operating Systems (Windows, Linux, UNIX, etc.)
  • Scripting and programming languages (Python, Javascript, HTML, etc.)
  • Networking protocols and services
  • Active Directory
  • Firewall, WAF, IDS, IPS
  • Antimalware and Antispam filtering and evasion
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to relay complex concepts to both technical and non-technical clients
  • Professional demeaner and mindset
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
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Skills

  • Work independently
  • Penetration testing
  • Research
  • Sales
  • Cybersecurity
  • Linux
  • Tenable Nessus
  • Computer technology
  • Microsoft Windows
  • UNIX
  • Programming languages
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • HTML
  • Microsoft Active Directory
  • IDS
  • IPS
  • Communication skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Attention to detail

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