Senior Penetration Tester/ Security Consultant

Senior Penetration Tester

£90,000-£95,000

Horsham (3 days a week onsite)

VIQU are supporting a leading organisation in seeking an experienced Senior Penetration Tester to join its growing Cyber Security function. As a Senior Penetration Tester, you will lead and deliver complex security assessments across networks, applications, cloud environments, and emerging technologies.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the scoping, planning, and execution of advanced penetration tests across web, network, cloud, and enterprise systems

Conduct offensive security assessments to identify, validate, and exploit vulnerabilities while providing actionable remediation guidance

Design and support purple team exercises to enhance detection and response capabilities

Simulate advanced attack scenarios using frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK

Produce high-quality technical reports for both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Mentor junior team members and promote security testing best practices

Requirements

5+ years of hands-on penetration testing experience across network, web, cloud, internal, red team, or purple team environments

Excellent knowledge of:

MITRE ATT&CK

OWASP

Threat modelling

Attack surface analysis

Experience with automated, dynamic, and static security testing tools

Knowledge of regulatory frameworks including GDPR, PCI-DSS, and related compliance standards

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