Offensive Security Specialist

hackajob Salford, England, United Kingdom Offensive Security Specialist hackajob is collaborating with Bupa to connect them with exceptional tech professionals for this role. Salford Quays / Staines / Central London Flexible / Hybrid working options Permanent Salary: £51,200 - £64,000 (Depending on experience & location) Full time - 37.5 hours per week We make health happen Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. At Bupa, we’re passionate about technology. With colleagues, customers, patients and residents in mind you’ll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects and make a real impact on their lives. Right from the start you’ll become part of our digital strategy, joining us on our journey and developing yourself along the way. Role Overview As an Offensive Security Specialist, you will be part of a team responsible for testing, measuring, and reporting on the effectiveness of security controls used across the Bupa IT estate against known adversarial tactics and techniques. You will do this by designing, running and analysing the output of assessments utilising our chosen Breach and Attack Simulation platform and by consuming additional data from multiple sources such as Red Team and Penetration Testing reports, Vulnerability Scanning platforms, and other tools that will identify misconfigurations within the Bupa infrastructure that represent a potential security risk. You will also perform a leading role in designing test strategies based on the MITRE ATT&CK framework, using internal and external Threat Intelligence and your own knowledge and experience of corporate network environments. What You’ll Do Reviewing and analysing findings from multiple data sources to assess their impact and determine remediation priorities. Developing remediation plans for high-priority vulnerabilities, using your offensive security expertise to identify potential attack paths. Collaborating across teams to disrupt those paths effectively, leveraging both your technical knowledge and that of others. Influencing stakeholders including technology owners and remediation teams to commit to and implement remediation strategies. Perform risk analysis on test data to ensure the most critical issues are addressed first, aligning with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK and the Unified Kill Chain. Use threat intelligence to guide future assessments, ensuring testing is relevant to current controls and risks. Utilise BAS platforms and engage in continuous self-learning through provided resources to maintain your credibility and expertise. Partner with internal and external SMEs across Security Operations, Engineering, Threat Intelligence, and Vulnerability Management to design effective solutions. Mentor and guide colleagues, sharing knowledge and influencing others to resolve identified weaknesses. Lead small projects, ensuring timely and accurate implementation of solutions, and design unbiased methods to validate their effectiveness. Challenge and improve existing processes, contributing to documentation and reporting using tools like Kibana, Lucene, and Python. Communicate technical findings clearly to Risk teams and other stakeholders, ensuring risks are well understood and documented. What You’ll Bring Experience within any of the following IT Security disciplines: Security Operations, Red teaming, Penetration Testing, Security Engineering. Expert knowledge of various enterprise technologies/infrastructure including network architectures, operating systems and security controls. Confident in their technical expertise and can present themselves as a technically competent SME. Exposure to Security Monitoring and Security Control technologies. Exposure to Threat Intelligence sources. Good experience of typical enterprise security services including but not limited to: Threat Intelligence, Penetration testing, Anti-malware, Email/SPAM management, Authentication mechanisms, SIEM, WAF, Firewalls, Proxy technologies, IDS/IPS, DLP. Has a track record of technical delivery within a fast paced & pressured environment. Engages key stakeholders well. Effective communicator. 'not afraid to ask' mentality. Benefits 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind An enhanced pension plan and life insurance Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available Various other benefits and online discounts Why Bupa? We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do. We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Bupa takes pride in being a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and will aim to offer an interview/assessment to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. We’re committed to ensuring you’re treated fairly during the recruitment process and offer reasonable adjustments to anyone who may benefit from accommodations to the recruitment process. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Other, Information Technology, and Management Industries Software Development #J-18808-Ljbffr