Senior Penetration Tester
1 day ago
Colchester
Senior Penetration Tester Salary: £60,000 – £65,000 Location: 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 APIs, • Conduct 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/CD, • Strong 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 JBRP1_UKTJ