Penetration Tester 

Based London

Paying £40,000 to £65,000 plus 10% bonus and benefits (Hybrid working)

Directly reporting to the team lead, you will be responsible for ensuring tests are carried out to a high standard as well as maintaining your own cutting-edge knowledge of the security industry.

We’re looking for highly driven and technically motivated minds, who aren’t scared to get their hands dirty in numerous areas of the business.

General;

• Be involved in the penetration testing service as a whole, ranging from the initial introduction to the final debrief.
• Maintain a high level of current and relevant industry knowledge.
• Attend networking events and become an ambassador 
• Liaise with BDM’s and account managers to aide in the sales process.
• Spend time researching new and interesting vulnerabilities – helping to provide blogs and relevant collateral.
• Own your responsibilities and bring a positive face to the organisation.
• Manage your own time in accordance with client engagement.
• Be prepared for regular lab sessions and CTF’s – developing vulnerable machines for team hacking nights.

KPI’s;

Utilisation, CVE’s and Market Research

Skills

Must-have:

• Understanding of ethical hacking and methodologies involved.
• Large technical skillset allowing for the testing of infrastructure and applications alike.
• Experience in project management and technical delivery
• Strong customer-facing skills that allow for a technical ‘Jargon’ breakdown.
• A willingness to participate and aid in other areas of the business function.

Nice to have:

• OSCP, CPSA, CRT, CCT, OSCE
• An aptitude or drive to research and stay relevant in free time.
• DevOps knowledge or past experience.
• Understanding of the wider security industry
• Released whitepapers or research.

Type of person

• Excellent communication skills
• Self-starter and proactive
• Motivation and drive to maintain high standard engagements completed often within challenging timescales
• Strong technical skills in either application or infrastructure testing, ideally both.
• Maintain a strong aptitude towards teamwork and triaging.