Penetration Tester

Company: LTS Inc.
Location: Washington
Posted on: May 20, 2025

Job Description:

LTS is seeking an experienced Penetration Tester to perform comprehensive and continuous security assessments across a wide array of enterprise IT systems, applications, networks, and devices. This role is critical to the Department of Commerce's mission to ensure cyber resilience by identifying exploitable vulnerabilities, simulating real-world threat scenarios, and validating the effectiveness of security controls. The Penetration Tester will collaborate with Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), SOC, and other cybersecurity teams to develop test plans, execute assessments, and provide actionable recommendations to enhance security posture. This position is on-site in Washington D.C. The position is contingent on award.LTS provides trusted consulting and solutions in an increasingly complex world. Our expertise in technology and analytics helps serve clients ranging from cabinet-level U.S. Government departments to large Federal IT contractors.LTS is a leading IT provider for mission-critical systems, leveraging the latest technologies to deliver solutions from small mobile apps to large, complex enterprise systems. Our professionals specialize in program management, system integration, system design, development, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and data analytics.Responsibilities:

• Perform continuous and ad hoc penetration testing on enterprise IT systems to identify vulnerabilities and test control effectiveness.
• Execute network mapping, vulnerability scans, and phishing simulations; analyze results and recommend mitigations.
• Use automated and manual testing methods to uncover security weaknesses.
• Conduct penetration tests on technologies including:

• Mobile devices and apps (iOS, Android, Windows)
• Web applications, websites, and APIs
• Database systems and functions
• Network infrastructure and services
• Source code for logic flaws and vulnerabilities
• Simulate threat actor techniques (e.g., APT tactics) to evaluate detection and response capabilities.
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