Junior Penetration Tester (Cyber Analyst), Threat & Vulnerability Management - Cyber Security Divisi

This is an opportunity to join the Bank of England's Pentest Team as a Junior Penetration Tester and build your career in offensive security. You'll gain hands-on experience in penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, and support for red and purple team activity, working alongside experienced colleagues to help strengthen the Bank's security across a wide range of systems and services. You will also have access to training to help with your technical and personal development goals.

Flexible Working Options

This role is open to flexible working patterns as follows:

• Flexible start and end time to each day

• Flexibility to adapt your calendar as needed, for example around the school run, the gym, or appointments

• A 50% in-office attendance requirement, which can be spread across the month to support different working patterns

• Working from abroad policy (subject to approval and policy within the team), As part of the Cyber Division, you'll join a penetration testing team where you can build your skills through hands-on work identifying vulnerabilities, assessing risk, and supporting remediation across the Bank's technology and infrastructure.

Working closely with colleagues across Technology and the wider organisation, you'll learn from experienced teammates while helping to protect the critical systems and information the Bank depends on. This gives you the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution from the start. Our Approach to Inclusion The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve., Please apply online, ensuring that you complete your work history and answer ALL the application questions fully and in detail as your application will not be considered if all mandatory questions are not fully completed.

You may already have some hands-on penetration testing experience, or you may be looking to deepen your skills in areas such as infrastructure, cloud, or web application testing. If you enjoy problem-solving, are keen to keep learning, and are excited by the opportunity to grow in a supportive team, we'd be keen to hear from you., We recognise that strong candidates may not meet every requirement in exactly the same way. If you can demonstrate a solid foundation across the areas below and are ready to continue developing your skills, we'd still encourage you to apply.

• Hands-on penetration testing experience, ideally around two years or more

• A recognised penetration testing certification, or clear progress towards one, such as: OSCP, OSWA, GPEN, GWAPT, GCPN, CREST (CRT or CCT INF/APP), CSTM or CPTS

• Some practical experience in infrastructure, cloud, or web application pentesting

• Experience using standard offensive security tools

• A good understanding of common operating systems

• A basic understanding of networking concepts, including IP addressing, TCP/IP, and UDP

• An understanding of enterprise infrastructure technologies

• An understanding of cloud technologies

• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to contribute to technical reporting, The experience below would help you succeed in the role. If you bring some of these already and are keen to continue developing in others, we'd still encourage you to apply.

• Some experience or growing capability in cloud security pentesting

• Scripting skills, or a willingness to build them, in Python, PowerShell, or Bash

• Some exposure to Governance, Risk and Compliance processes, or an interest in learning how they support security work

A high level of integrity, organisation, self-motivation, and a genuine commitment to learning and continuous improvement

Salary and Benefits Information We encourage flexible working, part time working and job share arrangements. Part time salary and benefits will be on a pro-rated basis as appropriate. The salary range in Leeds is £40,320 to £45,360. In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:

• Currently a non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/80th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/65th) or decrease (to 1/105th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year. The Bank has the discretion to vary standard accrual rates and dial up and dial down rates at any time and to withdraw dial up and dial down options at any time.
• A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
• An 8% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits.
• 26 days' annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days through flexible benefits.
• Private medical insurance and income protection.

At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it's by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we'll continue to make the best decisions for the public.