Tester

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler
Leeds, West Yorkshire
7 months ago
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Job title: Tester

Location: Leeds/Hybrid (2 days per week in the office)

Rate: £400 per day

Contract: 10 months+

SC security clearance is required for this role

Role Description
I am looking for a tester for a client of mine who are a leading IT systems integrator operating in the Uk public sector. You will join current their test team to support CIS1, CIS2, & DSS. This also includes being part of the Cyber resilience that is happening within IAM.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Strong capability to identify security gaps across systems and processes.
Experience creating and applying risk models.
Ability to develop and execute a comprehensive cyber security test strategy.
Strong understanding of Azure security risks, especially related to Azure Storage.
Knowledge of immutable backups and secure data retention strategies.
Experience with disaster recovery planning, including full restore testing.
Expertise in multi-factor authentication (MFA) setup and testing.
Vulnerability management - scanning, prioritization, remediation validation.
Ability to design and interpret security dashboards for monitoring and reporting
Awareness of system throttling and its security implications.
Ideally comfortable upskilling the rest of the team so we can cover basic Cybersecurity testing Required Experience:

Previous experience with manual testing (systems, APIs, and applications)
Languages: JavaScript and Python
Tools: Confluence, Jenkins, Jira, Splunk Desired Industry and Competencies

Knowledge of authentication mechanisms (OAuth, SAML, JWT, etc.).
Experience working in healthcare If you are interested in this role or wish to apply, please feel free to reply to this advert or call me on (phone number removed)

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