Common Criteria Product Tester

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On-site
Location
Columbia, MD
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$87,100–$157,450 / yr
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Full-time
Posted
4 days ago
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TL;DR · Common Criteria Product Tester

The Common Criteria Product Tester joins the Accredited Testing & Evaluation Laboratory to support Common Criteria evaluation efforts. This role involves performing commercial off-the-shelf IT product security tests, devising product-specific test procedures, and executing configuration procedures to enable testing. The tester will interact with developers to troubleshoot issues, conduct vulnerability research, and produce documentation describing how products conform to security requirements. Key responsibilities include maintaining laboratory infrastructure and justifying test results to third-party reviewers. Required skills include networking, operating systems, communications security, identity and access management, and PKI. Candidates must use tools like Wireshark, TShark, or tcpdump for protocol analysis. Technical knowledge of TCP/IP, TLS, IPsec, SSH, LDAP, and X.509 cryptography is essential. The work focuses on determining the compliance of hardware and software products against IT security standards.

What you'll do

  • Devise, execute, and document security functional testing to justify product compliance with IT security standards.
  • Interpret IT product security standards to determine design compliance through research and technical interviews.
  • Conduct vulnerability research to determine if security flaws are mitigated by specific configurations and patches.
  • Produce documentation describing how IT products conform to security requirements and develop user guidance for secure configurations.
  • Perform product troubleshooting and provide technical recommendations when noncompliant findings are identified.
  • Assist in the maintenance of laboratory infrastructure, including server administration, backups, and physical setup.
  • Justify the accuracy and sufficiency of product test results to third-party quality reviewers.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent and 4+ years of related experience.
  • Experience with network traffic and protocol analysis using products like Wireshark, TShark, or tcpdump.
  • Familiarity with general IT security products including routers, switches, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems.
  • Strong applied knowledge of network, transport, and application layer communications and security (TCP/IP, TLS, IPsec, SSH, LDAP).
  • Working knowledge of applied cryptography, including X.509, PKI, and post-quantum standards.
  • Experience with software development lifecycle methods and tools such as Agile, Subversion, GitLab, Confluence, and JIRA.
  • Previous experience with Common Criteria certification or related standards (FIPS 140, FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53) (preferred).
  • One or more technical professional certifications related to information technology communications or security (preferred).

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