Federal Reserve Bank (FRB)
Penetration Tester (Finance)
Requisition #267207
Location: Richmond, VA; San Francisco, CA; All FRS Bank Locations; Remote Employment Eligible
The Richmond Fed is the proud home of the Federal Reserve's National IT organization-a nationwide team delivering technology solutions and support across the Federal Reserve System. Many National IT employees are located in Richmond, while others are based across the U.S. at other Federal locations.
When you join our team, you'll become part of a culture that welcomes differences, cares about our communities, and empowers each other to lead from where we are to make things better.
Bring your passion and we'll provide challenging and purposeful careers in a variety of fields, opportunities to grow and a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health and wealth. It's all part of what makes #MyRichmondFed a great place to work!
About the Opportunity
Our National Incident Response Team (NIRT), a national service provider for the Federal Reserve System (FRS), delivers effective and efficient national intrusion detection, incident response, security intelligence, threat assessment, and vulnerability assessment services for the FRS. NIRT's mission is to play a leading role in the FRS' efforts to protect its information systems against unauthorized use.
NIRT's Security Assessment team has an immediate opening for a Penetration tester to join their team as a key participant on a variety of engagements and projects that will target and evaluate the cyber security posture of people, processes, and technology within the FRS.
As a Penetration Tester, you will report to the Sr. Manager and work on a team of security professionals focused on enabling business line initiatives through penetration testing systems, products, and technologies by using automated tools and expertise of hands-on tools that simulate attacker tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs). You will also perform assessments for new and existing services, infrastructure, and applications to identify weaknesses before an attacker does.
You will use a variety of tools and techniques including adversary emulation, penetration testing, red teaming, and social engineering and have the opportunity to combine your technical expertise with your imagination to discover innovative methods for ensuring that the Federal Reserve System remains one step ahead of its adversaries around the world.
What You Will Do
Discover the Reason Why So Many People Love It Here!
When you join Federal Reserve's National IT organization, not only will you find a challenging and purposeful career, you'll also have access to a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health and wealth, including:
Other Requirements and Considerations:
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond provides equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, sex, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.