Technical Security Risk Assessment & Penetration Testing Lead - Hybrid

Job Description

Title: Sr. Penetration Tester - Hybrid Location: Raleigh,NC Length :Long term

Restriction: w2 or c2c

Description: ***WebCam Interview*** Very long term project (Initial PO for 1Year -Expect togo up to 4+ years ) ***Hybrid (3days per week Onsite at Raleigh-NC ***

Description

We are seeking an experienced Lead Consultant with strong technical expertise and the leadership skills necessary to develop the assessment strategy, manage the technical risk assessment team, and ensure consistent, high-quality execution across all counties.

This initiative covers county IT infrastructure including servers, desktops, networks, firewalls, user access provisioning, MFA, VPNs, security hardening procedures, vulnerability management, and patch management processes.

The Technical Security Risk Assessment & Penetration Testing Lead Consultant will be responsible for:

- Designing and conducting technical security assessments

- Performing penetration testing activities

- Creating standardized methodologies and templates

- Managing the assessment team''''s assignments and project timelines

- Providing clear, non-technical communication of complex security topics to business leaders, CMS and stakeholders

Skills/Requirements: - Experience in cybersecurity risk assessments and penetration testing. Required 7 Years

- Lead and perform technical security risk assessments on county IT environments (servers, desktops, networks, firewalls, IAM, MFA, VPNs, patching pro Required 5 Years

- Conduct internal/external penetration testing, vulnerability identification, and exploit validation Required 7 Years

- Develop a repeatable assessment methodology, templates, testing procedures, and reporting formats for use across 100 counties. Required 5 Years

- Manage and coordinate assessment team workloads, assignments, schedules, and deliverables. Required 7 Years

- Create and maintain project plans, timelines, and progress reports. Required 7 Years

- Familiarity with NIST, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, and related frameworks. Required 3 Years