Urgent Search : Penetration Tester - Consultant

Life on the team

A highly skilled and motivated Penetration Tester to join our dynamic cybersecurity team. In this role, you will be responsible for identifying vulnerabilities in our systems, applications, and networks through various penetration testing methodologies. You will play a critical role in strengthening our security posture and protecting our valuable assets from cyber threats.

What you’ll do

Core Responsibilities :

• Conduct comprehensive penetration tests : Execute internal and external network penetration tests, web application penetration tests, mobile application penetration tests, API penetration tests, cloud security assessments, and social engineering simulations.
• Vulnerability identification and analysis : Research, identify, and exploit security vulnerabilities in a variety of systems and applications.
• Red / Purple / Blue Teaming : participate in exercises with the goal of increasing cyber resilience for both offensive and defensive.
• Reporting and documentation : Prepare detailed and professional penetration test reports, including executive summaries, technical findings, risk ratings, and actionable recommendations for remediation.
• Collaboration and communication : Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to communicate findings, explain risks, and provide guidance on remediation strategies.
• Tooling and methodology enhancement : Continuously research and evaluate new penetration testing tools, techniques, and methodologies to improve testing efficiency and effectiveness.
• Security awareness : Contribute to the development and delivery of security awareness training for internal staff.
• Stay current : Keep abreast of the latest security threats, vulnerabilities, exploits, and industry best practices.
• Threat modelling : Participate in threat modelling exercises to identify potential attack vectors and design flaws.
• Ad-hoc security testing : Perform ad-hoc security assessments and provide expert advice on security-related matters as needed.

Critical Success Factors :

What you’ll need

Skills and Competencies