**Description** As a Penetration Tester, you will play a crucial role in proactively discovering vulnerabilities in systems and on the Department of Veterans Affairs networks. Your primary focus is completing time-based penetration tests to support the Authority to Operate (ATO) approval process for System Owners. **Duties:** + Perform penetration testing against various systems, which may include web applications, databases, web services, network devices, operating systems, cloud installations, and infrastructure (hardware) devices + Utilize a variety of industry standard security tools to conduct manual-based security assessments + Utilize a variety of industry standard security tools to conduct automated scans against systems + Review new vulnerabilities as they are published and develop impact assessments + Determine risk from vulnerabilities based on availability of exploit and potential loss of information and IT services capabilities + Produce periodic trending and impact reports as required + Generate reports (automated and manual) based on results from assessments and have the ability to explain in detail to customers + Develop new testing techniques and programs to support the Penetration testing team + Manage and maintain hardware and software an ability to provide infrastructure maintenance support to attack systems + Knowledge and experience with processes and procedures relating to information gathering, threat modeling, vulnerability analysis, exploitation, post-exploitation, and reporting **Qualifications** **Requirements:** + Bachelor’s degree (4 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education) + 5+ years of experience in the IT functions like network administration, engineering, or security + 1+ year of experience supporting offensive cybersecurity roles + Must have Penetration Testing certification **Experience with the following:** + Support Windows, Unix, and Linux operating systems + VMWare + Kali Linux Suite + Nessus Scanner (Tenable) + RedHat Enterprise Linux + NMAP + Ability to conduct scripting in bash and PowerShell **Preferred Certifications:** + OSCP + PNPT + Pentest+ CISSP + C|EH SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline. Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site. REQNUMBER: 2504731 SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability