Security Testing Practice Lead
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Security Testing Practice Lead - Cybersecurity
London, Hybrid
£75,000 - £85,000
Robert Half are seeking a Security Testing Practice Lead to drive technical delivery excellence and build a dynamic, high-performing team at the forefront of offensive security and AI security testing.
About the Role:
You will take full ownership of the security testing practice-managing operational delivery, driving team development, and evolving service offerings to meet market demand.
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on security testing (inc. 1+ years leading or managing a delivery team).
- Advanced expertise in penetration testing of cloud, infrastructure, application, API, and mobile environments.
- Knowledge of the latest attacker tactics and threat intelligence methodologies.
- Strong technical communication skills-capable of engaging clients at all levels and producing actionable, high-quality reporting.
- Commercial awareness: confident in scope discussions, project planning, and helping win new business.
Certifications (2 or more preferred):
- Crest CRT/CCT
- OSCP, OSCE, or OSWE
- CISSP, CHECK Team Leader/Member
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, mentor, and develop a talented technical team.
- Oversee and continuously improve security testing methodology, tooling, and reporting standards.
- Deliver black-box, grey-box, and white-box testing across web/mobile applications, APIs, cloud, network, infrastructure, and more.
- Ensure consistent, high-quality client deliverables and maintain professional standards in line with industry frameworks (eg, Crest, OSSTMM, OWASP).
- Scope and plan multifaceted security engagements, supporting commercial teams on proposals and resource planning.
- Drive practice innovation, building out AI security testing capabilities and introducing new service lines in response to evolving threats and market needs.
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Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on security testing (inc. 1+ years leading or managing a delivery team).
- Advanced expertise in penetration testing of cloud, infrastructure, application, API, and mobile environments.
- Knowledge of the latest attacker tactics and threat intelligence methodologies.
- Strong technical communication skills-capable of engaging clients at all levels and producing actionable, high-quality reporting.
- Commercial awareness: confident in scope discussions, project planning, and helping win new business.
Certifications (2 or more preferred):
- Crest CRT/CCT
- OSCP, OSCE, or OSWE
- CISSP, CHECK Team Leader/Member
