Senior Penetration Tester

Blackthorn Trace ,
London, Greater London
Salary: £50,000 - £59,999, £60,000 - £69,999, £70,000 - £79,999

Overview

How would you like to join one of the fastest-growing Cyber Consultancies in the UK? This is your opportunity to be a key player in the growth of the organisation, you will a hands-on leader of the already thriving team. With their large existing client bank across multiple sectors compiled of FTSE 500 and Blue-Chip companies your skills will be put to the test Senior Penetration Testers are specifically responsible for: Delivering penetration testing engagements to a high quality. Producing Customer reports to a high degree of quality and accuracy. Expanding personal knowledge with both self-study and funded training courses. Assisting more junior testers with understanding on findings and vulnerabilities. Senior review of reports from across the whole team. Assisting the Head of Pentesting build out teams of more junior personnel Acting as an escalation point for both technical and non-technical queries. Assisting the sales team with defining client requirements. Leading and ensuring enough development of team skills to ensure coverage of client requirements. Reviewing testing methodologies to ensure the latest standards are met. Essential Skills / Qualifications / Experience Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology or related degree, or demonstrable equivalent industry experience Experience of managing or supervising staff Strong understanding of IT networking services and protocols (TCP/UDP, FTP, SMTP etc.). Strong understanding of common web technologies (.NET, PHP, XML, JSON etc.). Strong understanding of common scripting languages (Python, Ruby, PowerShell etc.). Very strong understanding of penetration testing frameworks and tools (Kali, Metasploit, Nmap etc.). Deep knowledge of current cyber security trends Strong documentation and communication skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Passion for all thing's information technology and information security. Desirable Skills / Qualifications / Experience SANS GXPN CCT/ CCSAS OSCP/OSCE Blackthorn Trace, trading name of Huntress Search Ltd, acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles. PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.