Government and Public Sector - Cybersecurity - Offensive Engineer - Senior Consultant - Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd : Job Details

Location: McLean

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Requisition ID: 1570754

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Government and Public Sector – Cybersecurity – Offensive Engineer – Senior Consultant

From strategy to execution, the Government & Public Sector practice (“GPS”) of Ernst & Young provides a full range of consulting and audit services to help our Federal, State, Local and Education clients implement new ideas to help achieve their mission outcomes. We deliver real change and measurable results through our diverse, high-performing teams, quality work at the highest professional standards, operational know-how from across our global organization, and creative and bold ideas that drive innovation.

The opportunity

Our cybersecurity professionals possess diverse industry knowledge, along with unique technical expertise and specialized skills. The team works together in planning, pursuing, delivering and managing engagements to assess, improve, build, and in some cases operate integrated security operations for our clients.

As an Offensive Engineer, you'll work with EY's red team operations to develop and support offensive security tooling including command and control (C2), custom payloads, automated testing, and report automation to help bring quality and repeatability to red team assessment. Projects here could include custom development of payloads, Custom C2 development, and troubleshooting/maintaining tooling and exploits.

Your key responsibilities

• Research and discover the newest security vulnerabilities.
• Attend and speak at top security conferences around the world.
• Provide thought leadership and information exchanges through traditional and less conventional communications channels.
• Work collaboratively in planning, pursuing, delivering and managing engagements.

Skills and attributes for success

• Development experience with a deep understanding of operating system interaction.
• Experience and knowledge in penetration testing including internet, intranet, wireless, web application, social engineering, and physical penetration testing.
• Experience and knowledge in red team operations including scenario development, infrastructure deployment, detection evasion, and persistence.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Provide technical leadership and advise team members on offensive tool capabilities and limitations.
• Understand and develop exploits for security vulnerabilities in various systems.
• Perform in-depth analysis of penetration testing results and automate reporting for risks and recommendations.
• Convey complex technical security concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's degree and at least 3+ years of related work experience.
• Experience in any of the following languages: C#, Java, Go.
• Experience in unmanaged languages (e.g. C, C++, Rust).
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Perl).
• An in-depth understanding of attack and penetration testing.
• Updated and familiar with the latest exploits and security trends.
• Willingness to be on-site 5 days a week in the greater Washington, DC area.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret-level clearance.

What we look for

We're interested in intellectually curious people with a genuine passion for cybersecurity. If you have the confidence in both your presentation and technical abilities to grow into a leading expert here, this is the role for you.

What we offer

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business.