This role offers flexibility to work remotely from your own home, or as a hybrid arrangement and work from our offices in Oxford or Glasgow, if preferred. There is also a requirement for flexibility from employees to visit client sites across the UK as part of this role.
What You'll Do
- Lead and mentor a team of penetration testers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
- Lead and oversee complex infrastructure penetration tests ensuring that they are conducted thoroughly and in accordance with project requirements.
- Lead onsite customer engagements and serve as the technical authority on CHECK engagements.
- Review and validate the work of team members to ensure accuracy and thoroughness.
- Prepare and deliver comprehensive reports detailing findings, risks, and recommended remediation strategies to clients, including assisting with proposal writing and scoping.
- Work on a wide range of services: web and mobile application tests, internal tests, infrastructure tests, and social engineering.
- Ensure all testing activities comply with CHECK standards.
What We're Looking For
- Experience: Significant experience in penetration testing, including network, web application and internal penetration testing, and experience leading customer engagements on-site.
- Communication: Strong verbal and written skills for stakeholder management, collaboration and administration duties.
- Independence: Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Certifications: Holding a relevant certification: CREST Certified Tester - Infrastructure (CCT INF), CREST Certified Tester - Application (CCT APP), Cyber Scheme Team Leader (CSTL) infrastructure (CSTL-INF) or Web Application (CSTL-Web App).
- Eligibility: Right to work in the UK and eligibility for security clearance.
Key Attributes
- Analytical thinker with a proactive, detail-oriented approach.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure.
- Commitment to maintaining the highest ethical and professional standards.
- Prior experience leading a penetration testing team.
Benefits
- Hybrid working: flexibility to work remotely or use our UK offices around client visits.
- Professional growth: access to training labs, certification sponsorship, and time for skill development.
- Well-being focus: private health insurance, eye care plan, income protection, EAP scheme, and well-being platform.
Are you an experienced Lead Penetration Tester looking to further improve your skills and take on more responsibilities? If so, this opportunity is perfect for you!
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