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Penetration Tester

LT Harper - Cyber Security Recruitment
Birmingham
6 days ago
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Position: Penetration Tester



Salary:£40 - £45k + Discretionary Bonus



Location:Remote (UK) with occasional client site visits – UK Residents only, please.



This role will give you the following!



  • Dedicated training budget to progress your career and gain certs.
  • Work on varied and interesting engagements.
  • Knowledge sharing and, on-the-job mentoring with expert testers.
  • Be part of a supportive team that wants you to learn, develop and do well.
  • Funding to attend industry security conferences.​



This is a smallish team with a real start-up feel. However, it has the added luxury of receiving all the benefits of being part of a much bigger organisation – that means progression, a consistent pipeline of work, and a proper benefits package.



Outline responsibilities of the Penetration Tester:



  • Include external, internal, webapp, WiFi, Cloud, and redteam Pentest engagements
  • OSINT
  • Phishing Campaigns
  • Remote with travel to client sites as required – which is pretty rare.



Requirements of the Penetration Tester:



  • Solid understanding of Networking and Windows Active Directory, and Windows / Linux experience.
  • Proven experience in pen testing, specifically Webapp and Infrastructure.
  • Knowledge and / or experience of the OWASP Vulnerabilities
  • Must have or working towards OSCP / CRT or equivalent and have a desire to learn and share your knowledge with your colleagues.
  • Good communication skills.
  • UK Driver’s License -
  • Experience in IT support or helpdesk roles would be great
  • NOTE – It’s fine if you do, but you doNOTneed a degree 🙂!



If this sounds like the role for you and you're ready to take on exciting challenges in the cybersecurity field, please reach out to or apply directly today.

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