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Penetration Tester

  • Location:

    Leeds

  • Sector:

    Penetration Testing

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    £40000 to £55000

  • Contact:

    Sairah Ahmed

  • Contact email:

    s.ahmed@locke-mccloud.com

  • Contact phone:

    0203 854 2230

  • Published:

    over 1 year ago

  • Expiry date:

    2022-11-24

Penetration Tester | Leeds, UK (Hybrid) | £40,000 - £55,000 |

Are you looking to be a trusted and valued member of a team where you can have a real influence on how things are done?

My client are looking to hire an experienced Ethical Hacker for their expanding Penetration Testing Team.

The role is a hybrid position, working from Leeds City Centre headquarters and offering excellent prospects for career advancement and learning!

The company are growing quickly and is looking for the right people to join them on its journey.


Responsibilities

  • Conduct web and mobile penetration testing, AD & network penetration testing, Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) configuration assessments, threat analysis & adversary emulation.

  • Work closely with clients to relay technical findings and provide guidance to support remediation efforts.

  • Communicate vulnerabilities identified during an assessment.

  • Production of concise vulnerability write-ups that clearly define vulnerabilities and recommendations at a technical level, supported by summaries related specifically to the business risks.

  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date knowledge of information security issues, new technologies, techniques, methodologies, vulnerabilities and market trends and communicate this throughout the team regularly.

  • Complete all tasks in a manner to client expectations, ensuring that project tasks are completed on time

  • Assist the commercial team in test scoping and proposal creation where required.

  • Identify opportunities for further business development and growth and ensure that this is communicated to the team.


Minimum Requirements:

  • Minimum 3 years experience in penetration testing.

  • Demonstrates an excellent knowledge of penetration testing skills across Web Applications, AD, Infrastructure & Cloud

  • At least 1 of the following: CREST (CRT/CCT/), OCSP, OSCE, CSTL or equivalent certifications.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Strong knowledge and familiarity with BurpSuite, Metasploit, Python and other common testing tool kits.

  • Must be eligible to work and reside in the UK

  • Must be able to obtain UK Security Clearance


Desired skills:

  • Cloud Certifications such as Azure AZ-500, Azure SC-200, AWS Certified Security

  • Experience delivering assessments under CHECK


If you are looking for a company that offers great employee benefits, and the opportunity to successfully work in a Senior position and have the chance to manage your own team, then apply now!