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Cyber Software Eng - System Automation
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What they do
A Vulnerability Analyst or Penetration Tester probes for and exploits security vulnerabilities in web-based applications, networks and systems. Penetration Tests are designed to achieve a specific, attacker-simulated goal and should be requested by customers who are already at their desired security posture. A typical goal could be to access the contents of the prized customer database on the internal network, or to modify a record in an HR system. Vulnerability Assessments are designed to yield a prioritized list of vulnerabilities and are generally for clients who already understand they are not where they want to be in terms of security. The customer already knows they have issues and simply need help identifying and prioritizing them.
$121,766 / year median in Maryland
+3% projected growth
Job Description
- Execute test plans consisting of manual and automated test cases. Report status and results of test execution.
- Analyze system requirements, system descriptions, and concept of operations documents to develop evaluation and test plans and procedures.
- Prepare for and conduct data collection and analysis.
- Work with other test organizations to support test and evaluation program integration. Basic Qualifications
- 3 years of relevant experience or a Master's degree plus 1 years of relevant experience.
- An active Top Secret clearance with CI polygraph within the last seven (7) years.
- Bachelor's degree in a science, math, or engineering field (Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, etc.). Desired Skills
- Familiar with Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, TestRay / SynapseRT)
- Familiar with basic Linux tools
- Web browser-based testing tools (Playwright, Selenium, etc.)
- Other test tools (Cucumber, Gherkin, Jmeter, Swagger, etc.