Penetration Tester - OnPoint Consulting, Inc - Dallas, TX
OnPoint Consulting, Inc
Job Description: Penetration Testing
Reports to: Client Services Program Manager
Work Hours: 40 hour week
OnPoint, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sapient Government Services, is a vibrant, energetic, and growing ISO-certified technology and management consulting partner that provides critical thinking, strategic analysis, and thought leadership in a collaborative environment in an enduring effort to improve performance, lower costs, and achieve results for clients.
We are guided by our principles: Clarity. Action. Results—for each client engagement we work to gain clarity, move into action, and achieve results. OnPoint specializes in delivering solutions in Cybersecurity, Enterprise Systems & Implementation Management, Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure Services, and Digital Communications & Strategic Marketing.
Role Overview
This role is responsible for proactively identifying security weaknesses across applications, infrastructure, and environments through structured penetration testing and offensive security techniques. The Penetration Tester partners with engineering, operations, and security teams to assess risk, validate defenses, and provide actionable remediation guidance to strengthen the organization’s security posture.
Key Responsibilities
· Perform penetration testing and security assessments across web applications, networks, and systems to identify vulnerabilities.
· Analyze identified vulnerabilities and assess potential impact, risk, and exploitation paths.
· Produce clear, comprehensive reports detailing findings, testing methodologies, risk levels, and remediation recommendations.
· Work closely with security analysts, system administrators, and engineering teams to support remediation efforts.
· Conduct social engineering assessments, including phishing simulations, to evaluate organizational security awareness.
· Leverage penetration testing tools, frameworks, and scripting languages such as Metasploit and Python.
· Maintain and ad