Penetration Tester - London

The North Starr ,
London, Greater London
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Unrivalled opportunity to join a an established yet growing award-winning consulting company. We are seeking Penetration Testers with varying levels of experience to join a newly established red team working on some of the most exciting cyber projects in the UK. Key tasks: Working as an embedded penetration tester, onsite with clients Assisting with the establishment of a Red Team Analysing diverse sources of technical data to identify suspicious activity or suspected cyber attacks Monitoring operational security management systems - ensuring timely detection, investigation and remediation of potential cyber threats Using advanced security analytics tools to determine emerging threat patterns and vulnerabilities Providing security incident triage and investigation, and management of cyber response processes Completing Client projects and tasks associated with security monitoring, detection, incident response and security intelligence Continually seeking to build a greater understanding of a cyber problem until all the facts have been established Creating cyber kill chains and managing investigation timelines Perform administrative duties such as creating new types of data enrichment feeds, detection logic and threat intelligence reports Key Skills Required: Demonstrable recent experience working in a penetration testing role in high pressure environments CRT - Crest Registered Tester and/or OSCP - Offensive Security Certified Professional Ability to read and understand raw system data including security event logs, system logs, application logs, and device logs A good knowledge of TCP/IP networks, including the technologies and protocols commonly used in local area and wide area networks Ability to recognise a sophisticated attack, and how to identify patterns within event data, threat intelligence and malware analysis A good working knowledge of a variety of security technologies, including network and application firewalls, host-intrusion prevention and anti-virus Working knowledge of sysadmin for Linux and Windows Working knowledge of Pen-testing methodology / common vulnerabilities A basic knowledge and of common infrastructure and security architectures Experience with vulnerability management tools and methodologies Practical knowledge of the Cyber Security threat landscape and current affairs Desirable Skills: BSc in Computer Sciences, Mathematics or Engineering (min 2:1) or equivalent. CCT - Certified Web Application Tester and/or CCT - Certified Infrastructure Tester Hold or working towards a security certification; SANS (e.g. GSEC, GCIA, GCIH, GPEN) or equivalent. Relevant TCP/IP network experience, or certifications such as CompTIA Network or CCNA. Familiarity with ISO27001 and other security standards Red Team experience This job was originally posted as www.cwjobs.co.uk/job/89960401

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