Penetration Tester - SC Cleared - UK
Anson McCade
1 month ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Compensation
£ 65KJob location
Tech stack
Application Testing
Automation of Tests
C++
Python
Reverse Engineering
Cyber Threat Analysis
Operational Systems
Job description
·Delivery of end-to-end security testing engagements, including scoping and client wash-up meetings.
- Performing application testing, web and mobile tests, infrastructure testing, objective based tests, and intelligence-led tests.
- Production of detailed reporting and presentations for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Safe and responsible use of testing tools, ensuring controls are in place to limit risks during customer engagements.
- Developing improvements in terms of scripts, tools, or techniques to enhance the Security Testing team's capabilities.
- Knowledge sharing with colleagues in other teams, including Threat Intelligence, Incident Response, and the wider Security Consulting community., This position is part of our global Cyber Technical Services team, which includes adjacent areas of Threat Intelligence and Incident Response, supporting customers across National Security, Defence, and Critical Infrastructure sectors
Requirements
- Experience delivering security testing projects, ability to demonstrate comprehensive, practical knowledge of testing tools, techniques, and procedures.
- Understanding of client needs in terms of testing outcomes, stakeholder engagement, and risk mitigation.
- Self-starter with ability to identify problems early and develop solutions using own initiative.
- The ability to work to strict deadlines and prioritise work appropriately.
- Technical skills with an interest in one or more of the following: adversary emulation, vulnerability discovery, reverse-engineering, emerging technology.
- Flexibility and willingness to travel both within the UK and globally.
- Current CHECK Team Leader, Infrastructure, Applications or Both with a level of Chartership.
Desirable skills:
- Experience in a high level scripting language such as Python, mid level language such as C/C++, or low level language such as ASM.
- Skills and experience in application, operating system, database management operation, development, or security management.
- Skills and experience in testing within Government, Telecommunications, Energy, or Financial Services sectors.
- Exploit development or other in depth vulnerability research experience.
Benefits & conditions
As well as a competitive pension scheme, we also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive