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Cyber Penetration Testing Team Lead

Motorola Solutions
paid holidays, 401(k)
United States, Virginia, Richmond
Sep 10, 2025
Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We're a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. Our critical communications, video security and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike, enabling the coordination that's critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals and safer businesses. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department OverviewAs Motorola's premier cybersecurity consulting group, the cyber professional services team provides in-depth technical, compliance, and governance assessments as well as strategic recommendations for our customer's and their networks, operational technology and installed Motorola products and platforms. The cyber professional services team provides a full spectrum of cybersecurity services ranging from physical security, vulnerability management, penetration testing, risk management and compliance with frameworks and benchmarks such as CJIS, CIS, ISO, and NIST. Job Description
  • Lead a team of penetration testers in providing our customers with cybersecurity consultive services to aid them in determining the effectiveness of their deployed Cybersecurity controls within Enterprise, Public Safety, P25, E911, Computer Aided Dispatch, Fixed Video and FedRAMP networks and products.

  • Assist Sales and Pre-Sales in scoping and executing prospective engagements.

  • Work with offer management to produce new cybersecurity services.

  • Manage the team's schedule, utilization, equipment and tool requirements and their professional development.

  • Track and meet the service sleeve's contracts, revenue and margin targets.

  • Understand and safely use various open source penetration testing tools and when appropriate, emulating hacker tactics, techniques, procedures.

  • Provide quality control of reports and work products developed by the team for customer consumption.

  • Develop comprehensive and accurate reports and presentations for various consumers of penetration testing results.

  • Estimated work load is 1-3 assessments per quarter, consisting of 1-2-week assessments including report writing, maintaining a 50% billable utilization while managing the team's .

  • While in-between assessments, you will be expected to improve any existing processes, develop tools, and potentially find new clients and prospective hires.

  • Lead the team in research and development of new and upcoming cyber tactics, techniques and procedures to enhance MSI's penetration testing processes.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree (or equivalent years experience 7+ in a Cyber role) in a technical field

  • Minimum of one (GPEN, CEH, and/or GWAPT) certification required

  • 7-10 years' experience in at least three of the following:

    • Network penetration testing and manipulation of network infrastructure

    • Web Application Penetration Testing

    • Email, phone, or physical social-engineering assessments

    • Shell scripting or automation of simple tasks using Perl, Python, or Ruby

    • Developing, extending, or modifying exploits, shellcode or exploit tools

    • Developing applications in C#, ASP, .NET, Objective C, Go, or Java (J2EE)

    • Reverse engineering malware, data obfuscators, or ciphers

    • Source code review for control flow and security flaws

    • Strong knowledge of tools used for wireless, web application, and network security testing

    • Thorough understanding of network protocols, data on the wire, and covert channels

    • Solid understanding of Unix/Linux/Mac/Windows operating systems, including bash and PowerShell

Preferred Skills

  • CEH, OSCE, or OSWE or SANS certification

  • Ability to travel up to 25%

  • Ability to successfully interface with clients (internal and external)

  • Ability to document and explain technical details in a concise, understandable manner

  • Ability to integrate Artificial Intelligence into the pentesting workflow to include vulnerability discovery, exploitation and assessment documentation generation.

  • Ability to manage and balance a team and your own time among multiple tasks

This position is subject to working in high security areas governed by the US Department of Justice's "Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy" and therefore requires successfully passing a more stringent fingerprint background check administered by Motorola Solutions Inc. customers.

Target Base Salary Range: $150,000 - $180,000

Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.

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Basic Requirements

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or 7+ equivalent years experience in a Cyber related role

  • Must be able to obtain background clearance as required by government customer

  • Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain necessary security clearance as required by government contract.

  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required. Employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position.

Travel RequirementsUnder 25% Relocation ProvidedNone Position TypeExperienced Referral Payment PlanNo

Our U.S.Benefitsinclude:

  • Incentive Bonus Plans
  • Medical, Dental, Visionbenefits
  • 401K
  • 10 Paid Holidays
  • GenerousPaidTime Off Packages
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • PaidParental & Family Leave
  • and more!

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you'd like to join our team but feel that you don't quite meet all of the preferred skills, we'd still love to hear why you think you'd be a great addition to our team.

We're committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please complete thisReasonable Accommodations Formso we can assist you.

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