Offensive Security Junior Analyst

You ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks as well as confident collaborating with others and regularly communicating with senior managers directors and clients to help businesses effectively. You ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Junior Penetration Tester to join our dynamic team. This role involves conducting sophisticated penetration testing and red team engagements across various client systems and applications. The successful candidate will be instrumental in identifying vulnerabilities enhancing client security postures and leading initiatives to develop cuttingedge penetration testing methodologies and tools. Clients across industries and geographies staying at the forefront of knowledge of the threat landscape cyber defence best practices and regulatory expectations.

In this busy and rewarding role you ll be responsible for:

• Perform penetration testing engagements to identify vulnerabilities in clients IT systems networks and applications under the guidance of senior testers.
  
• Follow testing methodologies and best practices to ensure comprehensive and effective security assessments.
  
• Communicate with clients and manage your time.
  
• Prepare detailed reports on findings including actionable insights and remediation strategies.
  
• Learn from senior penetration testers and enhance client deliverables.
  
• Stay abreast of the latest cybersecurity trends tools and technologies and integrate emerging techniques into practice.
  

Requirements:

• Relevant University degree or certification in penetration testing such as OSCP (offensive security certified professional) or equivalent.
  
• Basic understanding of network protocols operating systems and hacking techniques.
  
• Proficiency in tools such as Metasploit Burp Suite Nessus CobaltStrike etc.
  
• Excellent problemsolving skills and a passion for ethical hacking.
  
• Ability to communicate technical findings clearly to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
  
• A relentless drive to stay updated with the latest in cybersecurity and penetration testing.
  

You ll be able to be yourself; we ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We re committed to agile working and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you your teams and the task at hand.