
Vector Command Specialist – Penetration Testing
Rapid7
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $89,300 - $120,800 per year
About the role
- Support Vector Command customers by conducting external attack surface analysis, exposure reconnaissance, account and tool integrations
- Prepare monthly red team report deliverables and prioritize customer requests
- Work daily with Rapid7’s Vector Command Red Team operators
- Assist with ongoing red team exercises and stay up to date on latest vulnerabilities
- Onboard customers to the Vector Command platform
- Oversee and ensure completeness of customer report deliverables
- Serve as the primary point of contact for customer inquiries related to testing operations
- Coordinate and host monthly Vector Command Red Team update calls
- Analyze customer’s exposures and attack surface within the Vector Command platform
- Conduct manual network and service reconnaissance to identify new exposures
- Perform Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) gathering on customers
- Provide monthly written summaries of each customer’s attack surface and Vector Command Red Team operations.
Requirements
- 3+ years in an active technical security role
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Previous technical security consulting experience
- Knowledge of modern penetration testing tools and methods
- Knowledge of external attack surface reconnaissance techniques to identify customer’s internet facing exposures
- Strong knowledge of network, web-based application, and IEEE 802.11 security concepts
- Knowledge of Windows/Linux/UNIX internals and the Internet protocol suite
- Experience using scripting languages such as Python and PowerShell
- Experience with social engineering techniques and tactics related to reconnaissance and OSINT gathering
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, CIS or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Certifications such as GPEN, PJPT, PNPT, CPTS, or OSCP are preferred.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
penetration testingexternal attack surface reconnaissancenetwork securityweb-based application securityIEEE 802.11 securityWindows internalsLinux internalsUNIX internalsscripting languagesOpen-Source Intelligence (OSINT)
Soft Skills
written communicationverbal communicationcustomer supportcoordinationreporting
Certifications
GPENPJPTPNPTCPTSOSCP