Pentesting Operations Lead

Atos is the Atos Group brand dedicated to AI-powered, secure, end-to-end digital services. Atos designs, develops, and operates critical digital environments that drive performance, resilience and sovereignty, helping public and private organizations worldwide retain control over their data and infrastructures, while meeting regulatory requirements.

With more than 52,000 employees serving over 4,500 clients across 54 countries, Atos helps modernize core IT systems, accelerate cloud and data transformation, strengthen cybersecurity, and deliver secure digital workplace environments to support its clients, its employees and society. Atos also provides consulting and advisory services through its Atos Amplify brand.

A trusted partner in operating complex and mission-critical environments, Atos supports organizations across highly regulated and sovereign contexts.

About Atos Group Atos Group is a global leader in digital transformation with c. 54,000 employees and annual revenue of c. 7.2 billion, operating in 54 countries under two brands - Atos for services and Eviden for products and systems. European number one in cybersecurity and a leader in cloud, Atos Group is committed to a secure and decarbonized future and provides tailored AI-powered, end-to-end solutions for all industries.

Atos Group is listed on Euronext Paris.

Who we areWe are a team of passionate experts with a clear ambition: applying digital technology to advance what matters for our clients and society. Together, we create reliable and responsive digital foundations for the world’s businesses, institutions and communities.

Our Cyber Advisory & Assurance Services team helps organisations understand cyber risk, strengthen resilience and confidently embrace digital transformation. Through specialist expertise, trusted partnerships and innovative service delivery, we provide practical cyber security solutions that create measurable value for our clients.

Job in a nutshell

As our UK&I Pentesting Operations Lead, you will be responsible for the operational leadership, governance and continuous improvement of our penetration testing services across the United Kingdom and Ireland.

You will oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of penetration testing engagements delivered through a combination of internal teams and trusted specialist partners, ensuring that engagements are effectively scoped, scheduled, delivered, quality assured and commercially managed.

Working closely with clients, account teams, delivery teams and third-party penetration testing providers, you will help create a scalable, repeatable and high-quality service that supports growth across the UK&I.This role could suit an experienced penetration testing lead seeking a broader operational leadership position, or an operations, PMO or service-delivery professional working within a penetration testing or offensive security organisation who is ready to take the next step in their career.

Hands-on penetration testing expertise is beneficial but not essential. We are primarily seeking someone with a strong understanding of penetration testing delivery, service operations, stakeholder management and supplier governance. Over time, you will also help shape the evolution of offensive security services, including AI-assisted testing, AI red teaming and security assurance for AI-enabled systems.

What will you be doing?

Lead the UK&I penetration testing service

Own the operational delivery framework for penetration testing services across the UK & Ireland.

Re-engineer and simplify operational processes to improve consistency, efficiency and scalability.

Establish and maintain service governance, operating procedures, controls, metrics and reporting.

Manage service demand, delivery…