Principal Consultant

This position will be fully remote and can be hired anywhere in the continental U.S.

An Attack & Penetration Principal Consultant is a highly skilled penetration tester proficient in both technical and soft skills, capable of acting as is the technical lead on large, complex deals, delivering high-end services, improving our industry reputation, and up-leveling consultants, deliverables, and services. An Attack & Penetration Principal Consultant is also responsible for the technical leadership of the practice, driving development and continuous improvement. 

How you’ll make an impact: 

• Provide thought leadership, through participation in industry groups, delivering talks, writing technical and industry specific blogs, vulnerability research, industry PR interviews, and/or contributing to security publications  

• Contribute to internal team building, knowledge transfer, and training activities within the Attack & Penetration team.  

• Improve methodologies, tooling, reporting and other processes to improve and enhance inter- and intra-team efficiency, assist in the development and roll-out of new methods and tools.  

• Able to deliver and lead other consultants in complex projects.  

• Leverage cutting-edge techniques, tools, and procedures (TTPs), to covertly compromise clients. 

• Leverage cloud-based assets to execute targeted assessments. 

• Creatively use identified vulnerabilities across a client’s entire security posture (logical, physical, social) to demonstrate meaningful risks to clients based on industry and business focus. 

• Create comprehensive assessment reports that clearly identify root cause and remediation strategies. 

• Interface with client personnel to gather information, clarify scope and investigate security controls. 

• Execute projects using established methodology, tools, and documentation. 

• Collaborate with other team members and practices to complete client projects and practice contributions. 

• Provide support in the ongoing development of security assessment offerings through tool creation and process improvement. 

• Contribute content to the Optiv blog and present on security in webinars and at conferences. 

Qualifications for success: 

• Eight (8) years of experience performing Vulnerability Assessments, Penetration Tests, Wireless Security Assessments and/or Social Engineering to enterprise-level organizations. 

• Previous job experience in an information security consulting services role. 

• Certifications such as OSCP, OSCE, CREST CRT, GIAC (GXPN, GWAPT, GPEN, GMOB) others are highly desired. 

• Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university in Information Assurance, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related area of study; or related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience strongly preferred. 

• Demonstrated ability to deliver projects using well-defined methodology across various security assessment disciplines including: 

• Ability to combine multiple separate findings to execute complex attacks. 

• Ability to manually validate vulnerabilities identified during assessments. 

• Ability to identify, describe and report vulnerabilities and standard remediation activities, to include clear demonstration of risk to clients through post-exploitation activities required. 

• Familiarity with many different network architectures, network services, system types, network devices, development platforms and software suites required (e.g. Linux, Windows, Cisco, Oracle, Active Directory, JBoss, .NET, etc.) required. 

• Familiarity with command and control (C2) frameworks, such as Cobalt Strike, Mythic, Covenant, etc.  

• Familiarity with evasive techniques for social engineering, C2, and post-exploitation. 

• Passion for creating tools and automation to make common tasks more efficient. 

• Knowledge of programming and scripting for development of security tools. 

• Motivation to contribute to the infosec community (speaking, publishing, tooling/research) preferred. 

• Demonstrated ability to create comprehensive assessment reports required. 

• Must be able to work well with customers and self-manage through difficult situations, focus on client satisfaction. 

• Ability to convey complex technical security concepts to technical and non-technical audiences including executives required. 

• Ability to lead and mentor others; willingness to collaborate and share knowledge with team members required. 

• Proven ability to review and revise reports written by peers required. 

• Demonstrated effective time management skills, ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously and the ability to take on large and complex projects with little or no supervision required. 

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Salary Range Description

The Hiring Range provided for this role is informed by (but not limited to) various factors including responsibilities of the position, work experience, education/training, internal peer equity, geography, as well as other market influences when extending an offer. The disclosed range has not been adjusted for these factors. This role may also be eligible to participate in a variable incentive-based bonus plan. Optiv offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, of which salary is a component.

Job Application Window

This position accepts applicants for a minimum of 4 business days after the job posting date and will remain available until an applicant has been selected for the position.

What you can expect from Optiv

• A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through our Employee Resource Groups.
• Work/life balance
• Professional training resources
• Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects
• Volunteer Opportunities. “Optiv Chips In” encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
• The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)

EEO Statement

Optiv is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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