Senior Penetration Testing Lead

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Penetration Testing Lead to work in the National Capital Region covering the Pentagon, Falls Church, and Fairfax . P lease Note: This position is contingent upon contract award. The War Data Platform (WDP) is a key initiative within the U.S. Department of War's (DoW) AI-First strategy introduced in early 2026. The WDP separates business and financial data from operational warfighting data, aiming to accelerate the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) on the battlefield. The WDP extends to Unclassified, Secret, and Top Secret environments, and supports collaboration between Combatant Commands, Joint Staff directorates, Senior Executive Service leaders, and operational analysts. The Senior Penetration Testing Lead serves as the principal offensive security authority for WDP, planning and executing controlled adversarial assessments across NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and JWICS environments to validate control effectiveness, identify exploitable attack paths, and directly inform Risk Management Framework authorization decisions across WDP's multi-enclave architecture. This is a senior technical leadership role demanding deep expertise in adversary emulatio...