Senior Penetration Tester

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United Kingdom

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Remote Working Salary: 60,000 - 65,000 per year Sector: IT and Digital Posted:
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Jack Metcalf Apply Senior Penetration Tester Salary: 60,000 – 65,000

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Remote Security Clearance: SC Cleared About the Role We are looking for an experienced Senior Penetration Tester to join our growing cyber security team. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong security professional looking to work across a varied portfolio of complex environments and challenging penetration testing engagements.

You will be involved in delivering hands-on penetration testing and security assessments for clients across public sector, Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) and large enterprise environments, with exposure to infrastructure, applications, cloud and modern containerised technologies.

Key Responsibilities Deliver manual penetration testing and security assessments across infrastructure, networks, operating systems, web applications and APIsConduct security testing across Azure, AWS and other cloud environments

Assess Kubernetes, Docker, IAM and CI/CD environments

Perform internal and external infrastructure penetration tests

Identify, exploit and clearly document security vulnerabilities

Produce high-quality technical reports and present findings to clients and stakeholders

Work closely with clients to understand their environments and communicate technical risks effectively

Contribute to security architecture and security control reviews

Support junior consultants through mentoring, knowledge sharing and technical guidance

Keep up to date with emerging vulnerabilities, attack techniques and industry developments

Contribute to the ongoing development of penetration testing methodologies, tooling and service offerings

Essential Experience Proven commercial experience in penetration testing / offensive security

Strong hands-on experience across infrastructure and/or application penetration testing

Experience working with cloud environments, particularly Azure and/or AWS Experience with modern technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, APIs and CI/CDStrong understanding of current attack techniques, vulnerabilities and defensive controls

Excellent report writing and client-facing communication skills

Current UK Security Clearance (SC)
Desirable CREST or Cyber Scheme certifications

Experience working within Public Sector, CNI or large enterprise environments

Experience leading penetration testing engagements or supporting/mentoring junior testers

Experience with cloud-native and hybrid environments

Cyber Security Council professional registration