Vulnerability Assessor - Military veterans preferred

Description

The Vulnerability Assessor is responsible for the evaluation of networks and systems to identify vulnerabilities with the goal of helping an organization improve its security posture. This is a highly technical hands-on role that will utilize the knowledge of common ports, protocols and services (PPS), knowledge of system administration, operating systems and creativity skills. It is an opportunity for a team player to enhance a world-class team and learn new skills.

 

Requirements

• Conduct host/network/application vulnerability and compliance assessments as a member of a technical team

• Assess networks and systems for compliance with NIST, local policies and other DOD and commercial publications

• Configure, execute, validate and contextualize the output of vulnerability discovery tools such as Nmap, Nessus, Nexpose and SCAP

• Work extensively from the Windows and UNIX/Linux command line (e.g. Bash and PowerShell)

• Research and formulate recommendations for vulnerabilities

• Employ extensive use of Microsoft Office main tools: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio to prepare plans, reports, diagrams, tables, briefings, etc.

• Be able to present, demonstrate, explain and document operational impact of a particular vulnerability or the combination of many vulnerabilities and flaws

• Develop proof-of-concept examples and scenarios for reports and live demonstrations

• Create/document tactic, techniques and procedures (TTP) to train and expand/share knowledge with customers and team members

   

 

 

Qualifications

TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors degree and 0 years related experience.