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Penetration TesterBig Red Recruitment • Charing Cross, Greater London, United Kingdom
Penetration Tester

Penetration Tester

Big Red Recruitment • Charing Cross, Greater London, United Kingdom
6 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a Penetration Tester to join a growing Offensive Security team within a specialist cyber security consultancy. This is an exciting opportunity to join at a time of significant investment and growth, helping to strengthen existing testing services while contributing to the development of new capabilities across areas such as Red Teaming, Operational Technology (OT), Threat-Led Security Testing and emerging technologies.



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The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering penetration testing engagements, supporting process improvement initiatives, and helping to build a scalable and mature testing function. This position offers excellent opportunities for professional development, certification support and future progression into senior or leadership positions



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JOB ROLE - PENETRATION TEST



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LOCATION - LONDON (OCCASIONAL ON-SITE WO



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SALARY - £40,000-£45,000 + BENE



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Key Responsibil




  • ities
    Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing engagements a




cross:

Internal infrast


ructureExternal infrast


ructureWeb appli


cationsNetworks and




  • systems
    Perform configuration and build reviews using recognised security frameworks and ben


chmarks.Produce clear, concise and actionable technical reports detailing findings, risk ratings and remediation recommen


dations.Utilise industry-standard security testing tools including Burp Suite, Nessus, Metasploit, Nmap, Wireshark and related techn


ologies.Work directly with clients and stakeholders, presenting findings and providing remediation guidance where r


equired.Support the continuous improvement of testing methodologies, processes and docume


ntation.Assist in creating and maintaining standard operating procedures, testing guides and knowledge-sharing ma


terials.Collaborate with wider cyber security teams to support service development and research init


iatives.Contribute to research and development activities across new security testing disciplines and techn


ologies.Participate in occasional out-of-hours and on-site engagements where client requirements




dictate

Required Skills & E




  • xperience
    Minimum 2–3 years' experience in penetration testing, vulnerability assessment or offensive


security.Experience c


onducting:Internal and external infrastructu


re testingWeb application securi


ty testingSecurity assessments


and auditsVulnerability identification and


validationStrong understanding of networking concepts, protocols, routing and firewall tec


hnologies.Experience working with Windows, Linux and macOS env


ironments.Familiarity with security assessment tool




s such as:



Burp


SuiteNessu


sMet


asploitNm




  • apWireshark
    Experience producing high-quality technical reports and client-facing do


cumentation.Excellent communication and stakeholder manage


ment skills.Strong organisational skills and ability to manage workload in


dependently.Comfortable working in a consultancy or client-facing


environment.Eligible to obtain UK Securit




y Clearance.

Desirable Skills & C




  • ertifications
    CREST CRT, CPSA, CCT or equivalent


certification.OSCP or similar offensive security


qualification.Cyber Scheme


accreditation. xwwtmva CHECK Team



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