Penetration Tester (OSCP)

4square Recruitment Ltd
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
9 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 60K

Job location

Remote
Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Software System Penetration Testing
Red Team (Cyber Security)
Software Security
Operational Systems
Purple Team (Cyber Security)

Job description

  • Deliver red team, purple team, and wider offensive security engagements.
  • Conduct attack simulations, threat modelling, and targeted technical testing.
  • Carry out occasional physical security assessments.
  • Produce high-quality penetration testing and red team reports.
  • Communicate findings clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Support the development of offensive security services and internal methodologies.
  • Contribute to R&D on tools, techniques, and emerging threats.
  • Maintain a strong learning mindset and proactively grow technical capability.

Requirements

We're looking for a Penetration Tester / Red Team Consultant with 1-3 years' experience who thrives on variety, problem-solving, and continuous learning. You'll deliver offensive security assessments, red team operations, and threat-led simulations across a wide range of sectors, often on weekly, part-time client engagements., * 1-3 years' experience in penetration testing, red teaming, or offensive security.

  • OSCP certification
  • Strong understanding of operating systems, networks, and application security.
  • Practical offensive security experience: exploitation, AD attacks, recon, tooling, etc.
  • Solid documentation and reporting skills.
  • Ability to articulate vulnerabilities, impact, and remediation confidently.
  • Desirable: exposure to ISO/IEC 42001 or experience as an auditor in AI governance.

Benefits & conditions

  • Annual £5,000 development fund per person
  • Excellent retention, strong pay progression, and a supportive technical culture.
  • Work on government, defence, space, and major corporate engagements.
  • Remote-first working across UK/US/EU clients.
  • Standard hours: 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday.
  • 20 days holiday.

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