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Red Team Penetration Tester

Booz Allen Hamilton

Dahlgren, VAFull-time$87–198K/yrPosted 2w agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$87–198K/yr
Location
Dahlgren, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

IAT Level II DoD 8570.01 Certification, requiredOSCP Or OSCE Or OSEE Or OSWP Or SANS Or SEC560 Or SEC542 Or SEC660 Or SEC642 Or SEC564 Certification Within 3 Months, requiredTop Secret clearance, required

Job overview

The Red Team Penetration Tester supports security assessments of U.S. Navy systems and digital environments. The role develops test plans, conducts network and application penetration testing, analyzes packet traffic and configuration data, and tests physical security controls. The tester identifies discrepancies between system documentation and deployed security controls and supports customers in protecting computer systems, applications, servers, and networks.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Software Engineering, requiredProgram Development, requiredModeling and Simulation, requiredPenetration Testing, requiredRed Team Operations, requiredExploit Development, requiredMalware Development, requiredCommand and Control, requiredReverse Engineering, requiredBug Bounties, requiredPHP, requiredASP, requiredSQL Databases, requiredJava, requiredHTML, requiredNoSQL, requiredLinux, requiredWindows, requiredKali, requiredMetasploit, requiredNmap, requiredCobalt Strike, requiredSoftware Debugging, required

Qualifications

5+ Years Software Engineering Experience, requiredDoD or IT Systems Experience, requiredTop Secret Clearance, requiredHigh School Diploma or GED, requiredIAT Level II DoD 8570.01 Certification, requiredOSCP or OSCE or OSEE or OSWP or SANS or SEC560 or SEC542 or SEC660 or SEC642 or SEC564 Certification Within 3 Months, requiredTravel Up to 25%, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Red Team Penetration TesterThe Opportunity: We’re mission accelerators who protect and advance national interests by harnessing cutting-edge technology. As a penetration tester, you'll play a pivotal role in safeguarding our critical digital environments. Your ability to provide support by developing detailed test and assessment plans to be used during on-site and remote security assessments and by understanding and carrying-out attack stages such as foot printing and scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation or privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, and covering tracks using one or more Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), will ensure the security of U.S. Navy computer systems, applications, servers, and networks.

You will provide support to customers by utilizing vulnerability scans, compliance checks, and other configuration data, including Group Policy Objects (GPOs) and the Windows Software Update Service (WSUS) to accurately identify specific inconsistencies within system documentation such as vendor claims, Risk Management Framework (RMF) artifacts, CONOPS, systems engineering plans, design specifications, and interface descriptions, and the actual applied security controls as developed or deployed within an information system, Platform Information Technology (PIT) system, Information Technology (IT) product, or provided in IT services. You will also provide customer support by performing packet-level analysis using appropriate tools such as Wireshark and tcp dump, to identify specific information within network packets indicating anomalous or malicious behavior within network traffic flows.

In this role, you’ll be instrumental in providing support by utilizing automated tools to conduct penetration tests of networks, applications, web applications, servers, endpoints, wireless, and mobile technologies, and performing physical security testing to exploit physical security vulnerabilities by attempting to circumvent locks, badge readers, and other physical security controls, typically to gain unauthorized access to specific hosts.

Work with us as we help keep our customers’ digital environments secure.

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You Have:

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering applied to program development, and modeling and simulation applied to DoD or IT systems
  • Experience with Penetration Testing (PENTEST), red team operations, tool or software development such as exploits and malware, C2, reverse engineering, and bug bounties, PHP, ASP, SQL DBs, Java, HTML, or No SQL
  • Knowledge of Linux and Windows-based systems
  • Knowledge of common PENTEST tools such as Kali, Metasploit, NMAP, and Cobalt Strike
  • Ability to debug and reverse engineer software
  • Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
  • Top Secret clearance
  • HS diploma or GED
  • IAT Level II DoD 8570.01 Certification
  • Ability to obtain an OSCP, OSCE, OSEE, OSWP, SANS, SEC560 - Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking, SEC542 - Web App Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking, SEC660 - Advance Penetration Testing, Exploit Writing, and Ethical Hacking, SEC642 -Advanced Web App Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking, or SEC564 - Red Team Operations and Threat Emulation Certification within 3 months of hire date

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secret clearance is required.

Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

  • Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
  • Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
  • Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,872 open Cybersecurity jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$87–198K/yr
  • Virginia median$131–205K/yr197 salary ranges
  • US median$134–208K/yr2,241 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $142K, is 12% below the Virginia median midpoint ($162K) — in the middle half of Cybersecurity salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 238 open Cybersecurity jobs in Virginia and 2,872 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Cybersecurity postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (2,414 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,328 of the 2,872 open Cybersecurity jobs (46%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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