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Penetration Tester

Bridge Core (BCore) Herndon, Virginia, United States

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Posted Oct 20, 2025Apply by Oct 21, 2025

Role & seniority: Penetration Tester (experienced/senior level); location in Herndon, VA; TS/SCI with Poly clearance

Stack/tools: cyber security / penetration testing; adversarial testing methods; Linux, Windows, virtualization platforms; enterprise security architecture; network management tools; risk management methodologies; ability to test/review system configurations and hypervisors

Top 3 responsibilities

  • Conduct in-depth penetration testing to identify vulnerabilities and risks in information systems

  • Provide senior decision-makers with documented, actionable findings to inform strategic investments

  • Analyze test results to develop risk and threat mitigation plans; support testing of complex Windows installations and enterprise environments

Must-have skills

  • Demonstrated experience in cyber security and hands-on penetration testing

  • Proficiency with adversarial tactics, exploit techniques, and system attack methods

  • Working knowledge of Linux, Windows, virtualization, and network security analysis

  • Experience designing/testing/implementing IT security architectures and risk management methodologies

  • Ability to analyze network architectures and test results; familiarity with enterprise systems and hypervisors

Nice-to-haves

  • Active participation in security groups/organizations; ability to communicate vulnerability results to senior executives

  • Ability to perform complex technical tasks with minimal direction

  • Bachelor's degr

Full Description

Overview Penetration Tester Herndon, VA TS/SCI with Poly At Bcore, our strength comes from how we deliver impact to the mission. Whether it’s architecting critical IT solutions, producing actionable intelligence, or developing cutting edge technology, we succeed because of the expertise, collaboration, and agility of our teams. Our Mission Services division combines enterprise IT, cloud solutions, DevSecOps, systems engineering, software development, and operational support. Bcore accelerates decisive advantage for warfighters and intelligence professionals by fusing human insight, rapid-fire engineering, precision-measured outcomes, and relentless grit into mission-ready solutions. Do you want to join a team that is building tailored technical solutions to modernize our government’s mission and our client’s business? Do you have a desire to change how people work? Are you interested in helping to protect our nation’s cyber interests? Join our growing team supporting customer missions as a Penetration Tester in Herndon, Virginia. Responsibilities The Sponsor’s team provides a highly technical and in-depth penetration testing service, in support of enterprise cyber security equities. The Sponsor requires support specializing in penetration testing and ethical hacking, to target, assess, and exploit risk and vulnerabilities of information systems. The intent is to provide senior decision makers with documented and actionable data to aid in making strategic investment decisions. Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Demonstrated work experience in cyber security or related IT field.
  • Demonstrated experience with cyber penetration testing.
  • Demonstrated experience leveraging adversarial tactics to conduct hands-on security testing.
  • Demonstrated experience applying computer attack methods and system exploitation techniques.
  • Demonstrated working knowledge of cyber security 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 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 specifically around enterprise systems and hypervisors.
  • Demonstrated experience designing, testing, or implementing complex Windows installations.
  • Desired Qualifications
  • Demonstrated experience participating in public and private information security groups and organizations.
  • Demonstrated experience communicating vulnerability results and risk posture to senior executives.
  • Demonstrated experience performing complex technical tasks with minimal direction.
  • A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or other related scientific or technical discipline.

Two or more of the relevant certifications

  • Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
  • Global Information Assurance Certification Penetration Tester (GPEN)
  • eLearn Security Certified Professional Penetration Tester (eCPPTv2)
  • Global Information Assurance Certification Web Application Penetration Tester (GWAPT)
  • What you can expect from us
  • BCore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.
Cyber SecurityPenetration TestingEthical HackingRisk AssessmentSystem ExploitationNetwork Security AnalysisIT Security ArchitectureLinuxWindowsVirtual PlatformsNetwork Management ToolsRisk ManagementThreat MitigationSystem ConfigurationComplex Windows InstallationsPublic Information Security GroupsCommunicationmulti-location

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