Penetration Tester

Overview

Perform penetration testing against systems across Navy Federal in order to identify weaknesses and provide guidance on remediation and prevention. Conduct application, network, wireless, and mobile assessments as well as lead red team campaigns. Assess a wide variety of critical systems and applications to discover exploitable risks to the credit union and improve the risk posture of the organization. Growing an understanding of business needs and objectives. Solve a range of mostly straightforward problems with some increased scope and complexity. Developing professional with basic skill set and proficiency with procedures and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Manage penetration tests from inception through delivery.
• Identify and prescribe remediation for vulnerabilities in applications, systems, and networks.
• Leverage complex tactics including lateral movement, network tunneling/pivoting, and credential compromise.
• Participate in red team exercises with a focus on stealth and realistic threats.
• Enhance testing by identifying novel attack patterns based on real-world data.
• Perform attacks consistent with common threats (e.g., OWASP top 10) and specific technologies.
• Research and develop exploits for local and remote targets.
• Craft proofs of concept and deployable exploits for vulnerabilities.
• Create and automate custom fuzzing techniques.
• Develop custom scripts (Nuclei, Python, etc.) to check for security requirements.
• Collaborate with team members and participate in team projects and initiatives.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or the equivalent combination of education, training or experience.
• 2-5 years of experience in cyber or application security.
• Basic understanding of business and operating environment.
• Basic knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and/or CAPEC Frameworks.
• Experience testing against Active Directory environments.
• Experience testing against both Linux based and Windows based systems.
• Experience developing custom malware and evading EDR solutions.
• Experience coding in languages and on frameworks such as: Python, JavaScript, Bash, PowerShell, Java, C#, C++, Springboot, React, NodeJS.
• Basic networking knowledge spanning: IPv4/6, DNS, TCP/UDP, TLS/SSL, SSH, HTTP, SOCKS.
• Basic knowledge of modern cryptographic hashing & encryption methods and best practices.