Vulnerability Assessment Tester

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Top Secret clearance is required with the ability to get SCI.

Any candidate accepted for this position will be responsible for carrying out vulnerability assessments and penetration tests on a wide range of information technology in support of the FBI certification and accreditation process.

Requirements: Successful candidates must possess a thorough working knowledge of common commercial and/or open source vulnerability assessment tools and techniques used for evaluating operating systems, networking devices, databases and web applications. Applicants will be asked to demonstrate their knowledge in a computer laboratory environment.

Successful candidates should be familiar with certification and accreditation processes in general; experience with the NIST 800 series of documents would be advantageous.

Successful candidates must be able to quickly master new technology/software for the purposes of evaluating the security functionality of the technology/software.

Required Skills Prior experience with Web Applications and services, Web Development, Java, Perl, Ruby, C++ Programming, Solaris, or Database (Oracle and SQL) skills are a plus.

Successful candidates should have 9 years of experience in vulnerability assessment or a technical field within information security, as well as a degree in a related field. If no degree, must possess 10 years of related experience. Security certifications (e.g., CISSP, GIAC, GPEN) and technical certifications (e.g MCSE, CNE, CCDP) are a plus.

Will involve about 10% travel.

Please refer to job code 580 when responding to this ad.

Category:	Information Technology
	> Quality Assurance
Location:	Washington, DC
County:	District Of Columbia County
ZIP Code:	20001
Pay Rate:	Open
Job Terms:	full time
Company:	Knowledge Consulting Group
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