Security Testing Practice Lead

Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
2 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
£ 85K

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Software System Penetration Testing
Application Testing
Cloud Computing
Service Development Studio

Job description

You'll be responsible for leading and scaling the security testing practice, ensuring high-quality delivery across engagements while shaping the future direction of the service offering.

This includes owning delivery standards, supporting commercial activity, and mentoring a team of testers - all while remaining hands-on where needed., * Lead and develop the security testing practice (services, tooling, methodologies)

  • Oversee delivery across testing engagements (web, infra, cloud, etc.)
  • Ensure quality, consistency, and technical excellence across all outputs
  • Support pre-sales, scoping and client engagement activities
  • Manage team utilisation, capacity, and performance
  • Mentor and develop testers, driving a strong technical culture
  • Contribute to practice growth and new service development

Requirements

This is a hands-on leadership role, combining technical delivery with practice growth, team development, and client engagement - ideal for someone who wants to step into (or is already operating at) a leadership level while still staying close to the tech., * Strong background in penetration testing / security testing (CHECK or equivalent)

  • Experience leading or mentoring teams (or ready to step up)
  • Ability to engage with clients and support commercial discussions
  • Strong reporting and stakeholder communication skills
  • Experience across web, infrastructure, cloud and application testing
  • Understanding of delivery processes, quality assurance and scaling services

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