Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Top Secret clearance is required with the ability to get SCI.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Any candidate accepted for this position will be responsible for carrying out vulnerability assessments and penetration tests on a wide range of information technology in support of the FBI certification and accreditation process.

REQUIREMENTS:
Successful candidates must possess a thorough working knowledge of common commercial and/or open source vulnerability assessment tools and techniques used for evaluating operating systems, networking devices, databases and Web applications. Applicants will be asked to demonstrate their knowledge in a computer laboratory environment.

Successful candidates should be familiar with certification and accreditation processes in general; experience with the NIST 800 series of documents would be advantageous.

Successful candidates must be able to quickly master new technology/software for the purposes of evaluating the security functionality of the technology/software.

Prior experience with Web Applications and services, Web Development, Java, Perl, Ruby, C++ Programming, Solaris, or Database (Oracle and SQL) skills are a plus.

Successful candidates should have 9 years of experience in vulnerability assessment or a technical field within information security, as well as a degree in a related field. If no degree, must possess 10 years of related experience. Security certifications (eg, CISSP, GIAC, GPEN) and technical certifications (eg MCSE, CNE, CCDP) are a plus.

Will involve about 10% travel.