Penetration Tester, Security Testing

We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. Role Title: Penetration Tester (CTM level)
Wokingham RG41 5BN | Hybrid - 3 office/2 home
CONTRACTOR MUST HOLD ACTIVE SC CLEARANCE AND BE A SOLE UK NATIONAL
MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA

A penetration tester plays a vital role within the UK's cybersecurity industry, particularly when assisting organisations with managing and mitigating security risks.
The core responsibilities of a penetration tester are to identify vulnerabilities that are present in an organisation's IT infrastructure, applications and networks through rigorous testing. Employing both manual and automated techniques to simulate real world attacks, this will assess a company's security posture against any potential threats. Testers should also be responsible for maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of the ever-evolving threat landscape, adhering to ethical guidelines especially when handling sensitive data.
In addition to strong technical skills, a penetration tester also needs to be able to demonstrate strong communication skills so complex findings can be described to non-technical stakeholders.
Work as a professional, deliverable Technical Consultant (Penetration Tester CTM), offering clients a totally professional customer service experience, whilst adhering to its core values and company policies and procedures
Conduct the full range of effective and comprehensive technical assessments and consultancy services to the highest standards
Maintain an accurate and up to date knowledge of information security issues, keeping abreast of new technologies, methodologies, techniques, vulnerabilities and market trends and communicate this throughout the team
Produce concise and accurate technical reports and executive summaries, in line with client and company expectations in accordance with the QA manual and within defined deadlines
Participate in more specialist areas of technical assessments and consultancy services where required
Participate in delivery of security management consultancy including IT Health Checks (ITHC), risk assessments and compliance and standards based audits, where required
Engage with and fully participate in research & service development projects
Ensure professional, coherent and relevant communication within client and our clients at an appropriate level, using relevant language and at all times, behave in a manner that reflects the values of client. Ensure that work is carried out in accordance with defined client policies and procedures
Complete all tasks in a manner that displays a commercial awareness; ie managing client expectations and ensuring that project tasks are completed on time and on budget
Through the course of your duties, identify opportunities for further business development and growth and ensure that this is communicated to your line manager, the PMO and Sales department
Where necessary assist the commercial team in the preparation of test scopes and proposals
Proven experience (2-3 years) in an IT security role to CTM level is essential and have, or be able to attain SC clearance (UK Single National)
Use of MS Office software such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint
The ability to travel to client customer locations.
Strong knowledge of penetration testing tools including (Burpsuite, Metasploit, Nmap) etc
Good knowledge of multiple Operating Systems (OS) including Windows &.Ability to configure network devices, Firewalls, IDS/IPS devices and wireless technologies
Good understanding of common security standards and regulatory compliance such as GDPR, ISO27001 and PCI DSS
Relevant degree/postgraduate degree
Experience in Cloud Security (AWS/Azure)