Penetration Tester

Job description

With our cleint you'll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And they are counting on your unique voice and perspective to help them becomeeven better, too. Join them and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

Their Cyber Security practice is one of the fastest growing areas of the business with an immediate requirement for security consultants with a diverse range of skills and experience. As part of their Cyber team you will be providing advisory and technicalsupport to help their clients improve their cyber security posture to respond to the dynamic Cyber Security threats. You will provide security domain expertise and utilise your business insight to work closely with their clients to advise, design, build, deployand test pragmatic security solutions that will give real and tangible benefits and security enhancement.

The opportunity

You will be a core member of a highly skilled and rapidly growing team of Technical Security specialists. Your role will consist of leading and supporting global penetration testing and offensive security teams and carrying out offsite and onsite penetrationtests and vulnerability assessments against a wide range of systems and environments, in addition to advancing red teaming and DevSecOps capabilities. As a member of the team, you will have the opportunity to grow your career in leading the delivery of penetrationtesting and offensive security, with a significant opportunity for leadership experience and career progression.

Skills and Knowledge for this role
- Ability to lead and support remote teams in performing complex penetration tests in a variety of environments, managing several teams across different client sites
- Experience in delivering penetration test results to technical and non-technical colleagues and clients
- A deep understanding of technical security requirements, and conducting research projects to maintain and grow knowledge within technology
- Ability to independently perform technical responsibilities and deliver results to a high standard
- An in-depth awareness and understanding of advancements in the penetration testing domain
- Ability to collaborate with colleagues across other relevant teams to enhance service quality
- Experience in maintaining compliance with regulations and standards in relation to executing penetration tests, in addition to audit requirements and exacting reporting formats
- Ability to take on responsibility for penetration test projects and follow these through to completion including carrying out tests, issuing reports and providing recommendations
- Experience in mentoring junior members of teams, you will need to grow on-shore and off-shore capabilities and support overall service improvement
- Exposure to a variety of security testing tools and a wide range of exploit techniques
- Requirement to stay up-to-date on current security threats, trends and solutions

**Experience**:

- 4-5+ years' experience working in a penetration testing role across various sectors
- Experience in 'Big 4' or similar consultancy experience in the Irish market
- Track record in supporting the delivery of a broad range of cyber security projects
- Government, Utilities, Manufacturing, Financial Services and Pharma experience desirable
- Leadership experience with a strong focus on mentorship
- Onsite and Offsite Penetration Testing
- Red teaming experiences an advantage
- Driven cyber security professional with a passion for information security
- Strong analytical skills to solve technical issues and flexibility in handling multiple issues at once

Attributes:

- Excellent communication and project management skills (verbal and written),
- Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills in addition to strong attention to detail,
- Experience in drafting proposals, bids and tender responses,
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel and online research tools,
- Strong collaboration skills, ideally working with global and multi-functional teams.
- Ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines and manage own caseload.
- The ability to learn quickly and to work well under pressure,
- The ability to listen attentively and express complex issues concisely to clients
- Show leadership and motivate teams, including project management of consultancy projects
- Participate in implementation or deployment of new tools, processes and best-practices in order to improve knowledge sharing and to raise security level while promoting security awareness among team members

What they offer

They offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and you can select benefits that suit yourneeds, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

- Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
- The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that's right for you

About Our Client

They exist to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

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