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# Offensive Security Analyst

- **Company:** The Gap, Inc.
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software System Penetration Testing, Red Team (Cyber Security), Software Vulnerability Management, Cybercrime
- **Published:** August 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815437066-offensive-security-analyst

## About the Role

* Experience in penetration testing and/or vulnerability management
 * Strong understanding of modern and emerging attack techniques
 * Interest in learning and staying current with offensive security technologies
 * Experience within financial services environments is beneficial but not essential
 * Exposure to research, tooling development or automation is advantageous
 * Working towards, or holding, certifications such as CEH, OSCP or CREST
 * Proactive, curious and comfortable managing your own workload while collaborating with others

## Description

You will deliver penetration testing and red team engagements across client systems and applications, helping organisations identify vulnerabilities, strengthen their security posture and improve resilience against cyber threats.

You'll work closely with colleagues across cyber, technology, risk and transformation disciplines, while engaging with clients at various levels to deliver clear, actionable security insight., * Conduct penetration testing and offensive security engagements across networks, applications and platforms

 * Support red team activities and adversary simulation exercises
 * Identify, validate and communicate security vulnerabilities and associated business risk
 * Contribute to vulnerability management and remediation support
 * Stay up to date with emerging attack techniques, threat actors and offensive security tools
 * Assist with the development of new penetration testing methodologies, tooling and automation
 * Work collaboratively with team members and engage confidently with client stakeholders
 * Identify opportunities to enhance service delivery and add further value to client engagements


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