Belay Technologies has been voted Baltimore Business Journal's (BBJ) Best Places to Work 2019, runner-up in 2020, and a finalist in 2021!

Belay Technologies is seeking a Lead Penetration Tester to join their intel team. The PT is needed to join a high performing agile team using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology. The selected candidate will work on a team of cyber Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who are providing support to a large, complex technical program for preventing, identifying, containing and eradicating cyber threats to networks through monitoring, intrusion detection and protective security services on information systems including local area networks/wide area networks (LAN/WAN), commercial Internet connections, public facing websites, security devices, servers and workstations. She/he will be responsible for the overall security of Enterprise-wide information systems, and will collect, investigate, and report any suspected and confirmed security violations.

Primary Responsibilities

Perform internal and external pentest against systems to determine vulnerabilities and offer mitigation strategies
Perform web app pentests
Perform vulnerability risk assessment
Perform physical pentests and social engineering analysis
Perform cyber incident response as needed for programs
Evaluate the impact of new development on the operational security posture of IT systems
Evaluate, review, and test critical software
Formulate security compliance requirements for new system features
Identify and remediate security issues throughout the system
Audit and assess system security configuration settings using common methodologies and tools
Work with development teams to enrich team-wide understanding of different types of vulnerabilities, attack vectors, and remediation approaches
Work closely with System Engineering, Test Engineering, and Integration teams to ensure hardware and software architecture and implementations meet strict security requirements
Propose, assess, coordinate, implement, and enforce information systems security policies, standards, and methodologies
Serve as a Subject Matter Expert in security architecture, to include providing advice to Program Managers, Customer technical experts, and internal program teams

Candidates must have the following qualifications: 

Must have a FS poly from the MD customer, last poly must be within the past six (6) yrs., NO CCAs
Must have experience with penetration testing tools
Must have experience in web development and programming languages such as Java, XML, Perl and HTML
Must have experience with programming/scripting in Python, Powershell, C, JavaScript, etc
Must have extensive experience performing IT security risk assessments
Must have experience performing web app and physical pentests
Must have experience with or strong familiarity of the following Web Application tools; Burp Suite, Web Inspect, Appdetective
Must have experience with or strong familiarity of Kali
Must have experience with or strong familiarity of IPS/IDS solutions
Must have a strong understanding of the Cyber Kill Chain methodology
Must have experience applying Risk Management Framework
Must have experience with secure configurations of commonly used desktop and server operating systems
Must have the ability to effectively collaborate with technical staff and customers to form mitigation strategies and plan for continuous modernization and legacy integration
Must have experience managing multiple projects simultaneously and quickly and effectively adjusting to shifting priorities in resolving issues

Preferred Qualifications: 

Bachelor's degree in a technical/information assurance field and at least 12 years of relevant experience
Certifications in one or more of the following areas strongly preferred:
- GIAC Web Applications Penetration Tester (GWAPT)
- GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN)
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- Certified Web Application Defender (GWEB)
- Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)
Extensive experience developing/implementing integrated security services management processes, such as assessing and auditing network penetration testing, anti-virus planning assistance, risk analysis, and incident response
Extensive experience providing information assurance support for application development that includes system security certifications and project evaluations for firewalls that encompass development, design, and implementation

Perks and Benefits:

8 weeks paid leave - 4 weeks of personal leave, 3 Yay! days, take off on your birthday, 11 paid holidays and optional leave up to 6 days through Belay's volunteer program
10% matching in 401(k) contributions vested on day one
$5,000 annual training/tuition
Student Loan Repayment Program
100% company funded HSA
Rich medical coverage (100% coinsurance)
Dental coverage including orthodontia
Up to $420,000 in life insurance, premiums 100% company funded
Amazon Prime, gym reimbursement, monthly lunches, games and prizes
Pet adoption program, generous referral bonus program, fun events, and more!

At Belay, we are committed to creating an environment where you can thrive both professionally and personally. We believe in transparency and fairness in compensation. Several factors influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, education, specific skills and competencies and certifications. Belay offers a competitive total compensation package that includes benefits and perks, a flexible work-life balance, and career development.

Salary Range: $150,000 to $220,000

Belay Technologies is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business located in Columbia, Maryland (Baltimore/Washington area). Belay Technologies specializes in systems automation and full stack development. Belay Technologies provides leading technology and engineering solutions to the DoD, as well as state-of-the-art commercial products. We hire software engineers, web designers, test engineers, systems engineers, systems administrators, database engineers and other tech services. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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