Company: This company is full of energy, purpose and confidence. The team is high on capability, pedigree and reputation which means this is the place where you'll make good great and build a career and skills that will guarantee your future in cyber security.

This team is recognised as the best of the best by world governments, financial services, international institutions and businesses. It’s also full of academics, that understand the power of education and learning, so you’ll be in an incredible position to hone your penetration testing craft!

They are growing and looking for people to come on an exciting journey, to incentivise, they are offering an exceptional salary and package which will include equity!

Company: Full of energy, confidence, capability, pedigree and reputation this is the place where you'll make good great and build a career and skills that will guarantee your future in cyber security. An astonishing team of well-respected cyber experts will support your development while you work on some unbelievably exciting project and customers!

Overview
In this role, you will work as a check team member (CTM) to conduct a broad range of security assessments, including web and infrastructure penetration testing assessments. You will be working with a team of highly motivated, experienced, and driven penetration testers. You will be able to demonstrate a good amount of experience as a CTM tester and share our values and passion for cyber security to deliver high-quality penetration testing engagements to clients.

Role
This role requires an in-depth understanding of modern and legacy IT infrastructure and web applications, with experience running security assessments against a broad range of technology. The assessments that you will carry out may indicatively cover the following areas of technology:

Infrastructure and Networks (Physical, virtualised & cloud)

Web Applications & APIs
Mobile applications (iOS/Android)
Thick client applications
WiFi testing
Adversary simulation (Purple Team / Red Team)
Internet of Things (IoT)

Effectively communicating the vulnerabilities in the technical assessment is crucial to this role. This is typically done through writing reports, where the consultant will accurately describe the issue and its implications on the organisation. Appropriate steps for remediation will also be included in the report.

The role may also require that the consultant delivers other ad-hoc security assessments in line with specific client requirements. This could include risk assessments, gap analysis or other less technical assessments.

Responsibilities

Deliver our penetration testing service and deliver other penetration testing assessments, delivering all work to a high standard and to agreed deadlines
Provide well-written and concise technical and non-technical reports
Perform vulnerability assessments and provide findings with remediation actions
Support with various client pre-engagement interactions, including scoping activities and proposal drafting
Develop and deliver in-house training to the Penetration Testing Team within your areas of specialism
Coach and mentor Graduate and Junior Penetration Testers
Act as the Lead Penetration Tester on large penetration testing projects
Support the business development team with the creation of content (including, but not limited to :- Video demonstrations, Blogs, Social Media Posts, and Articles) to help raise the profile of Penetration Testing and other services
Support the QA process to ensure high-quality client reports are delivered in line with SLAs.

Qualifications - Mandatory

CRT, OSCP, or CSTM
Minimum 1-year experience in a full-time penetration testing role
Excellent report-writing skills

Preferred / Skills and qualifications you’ll gain!!

Working as a CHECK team member under a CHECK team leader as part of a CHECK team
Experience in writing reports at CHECK level

Recruiter Note: I've watched this team do amazing things in the last few years. Now working at the highest levels of government, financial institutions, and businesses they defend against cybercrime, reduce risk, and regularly kick the ass of cyber criminals!

They also have the capabilities, team, ethos and know-how to help you build a cyber career trajectory that will take your skills to the highest possible level.

How? Well, you'll work with and be mentored by the cybersec equivalent of Mr Miyagi from Karate Kid!

They also pay well - up to 60k if you can demonstrate that you are a blistering good pen tester with just two years of experience!

Finally, they'll give you the kind of project work you could have only dreamed of when setting out on your cyber journey. Want to find out more? Crave a serious technical challenge?

Get in touch for a friendly chat with yours truly!

Penetration Tester