Cybersecurity Application Penetration Tester – Government

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3 days ago

🍁 Vermont – Remote

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⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔧 QA Engineer (Quality Assurance)

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Zirlen Technologies Inc.,

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B2B • Enterprise

Zirlen Technologies Inc, is a leading IT services and consulting company that delivers end-to-end technology solutions for enterprise clients. The company provides strategy and management consulting, system integration, custom software and product engineering, application re‑engineering and maintenance, managed SharePoint administration, large-scale data and image management, and global BPO services (including medical billing and revenue cycle management). Zirlen also offers several productized solutions (Z-ESARAS, ZEMS, ZQRMS, ZQCMS) and emphasizes predictable quality, fast time-to-value, and enterprise-class delivery.

11 - 50 employees

Founded 2004

🤝 B2B

🏢 Enterprise

📋 Description

• Perform application penetration testing on government applications • Identify and document security vulnerabilities • Collaborate with team members to validate and retest vulnerabilities post-remediation • Generate detailed technical reports outlining findings and recommendations • Assist in the development of remediation strategies based on vulnerability assessments

🎯 Requirements

• Hands-on experience in application penetration testing • Ability to identify, validate, and document security vulnerabilities • Experience performing vulnerability re-testing after remediation • Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, and role-based access controls • Proficiency in analyzing application endpoints, workflows, and data flows • Strong written communication skills for producing detailed technical reports • Ability to use penetration testing tools for logging, packet tracing, and evidence collection • Experience performing penetration testing in government or regulated environments (preferred) • Familiarity with vendor-hosted or cloud-hosted application security testing • Skill in assessing complex application architectures and multi-role access models • Ability to provide detailed remediation guidance based on findings • Advanced reporting skills with clear risk ranking and reproducible steps • Specific Skills: Web and application penetration testing expertise • Ability to test authenticated user roles and access control paths • Strong vulnerability identification, exploitation, and impact assessment skills • Proficiency in packet tracing, traffic analysis, and log review • Ability to clearly document findings with screenshots, evidence, and reproduction steps • Strong understanding of common security flaws (OWASP Top 10, access control weaknesses, session management issues)

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work • Professional certifications such as OSCP, CEH, GPEN, or PenTest+ (preferred but not required)