Cyber Penetration Tester
Herndon, VAFull-timePosted Jul 27, 2026
Overview
VTG is seeking a Cyber Penetration Tester with experience performing penetration testing, network security analysis, and security architecture assessments. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in identifying vulnerabilities, evaluating enterprise systems, and developing risk mitigation strategies across Windows, Linux, and virtual environments.
Responsibilities
- Perform cyber penetration testing to identify security vulnerabilities across enterprise environments.
- Apply computer attack methods and system exploitation techniques to evaluate system security.
- Assess and implement IT security architecture to improve overall security posture.
- Conduct network security analysis and evaluate network architectures for potential risks.
- Utilize network management tools to monitor, assess, and analyze network environments.
- Leverage adversarial tactics to perform hands-on security testing and validate defensive controls.
- Develop risk management methodologies and recommend security improvements.
- Analyze penetration testing results and develop risk and threat mitigation plans.
- Test and review system configurations, development, and design with a focus on enterprise systems and hypervisors.
- Design, test, and implement complex Windows-based environments.
- Work with Linux, Windows, and virtual platforms while applying cybersecurity best practices.
Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
- Demonstrated work experience in cybersecurity or a related IT field.
- Demonstrated experience with cyber penetration testing.
- Demonstrated experience applying computer attack methods and system exploitation techniques.
- Demonstrated working knowledge of cybersecurity principles for Linux, Windows, and virtual platforms.
- Demonstrated experience designing, testing, or implementing IT security architecture.
- Demonstrated experience performing network security analysis.
- Demonstrated experience analyzing network architectures.
- Demonstrated experience using network management tools.
- Demonstrated experience leveraging adversarial tactics to conduct hands-on security testing.
- Demonstrated experience developing risk management methodologies.
- Demonstrated experience analyzing test results to develop risk and threat mitigation plans.
- Demonstrated experience testing or reviewing system configuration, development, and design for enterprise systems and hypervisors.
- Demonstrated experience designing, testing, or implementing complex Windows installations.