Penetration Tester

Intec Select
London
8 months ago
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Overview:

A market leading organization operating within the Financial Services sector is searching for an experienced Penetration Tester to join one of their growing teams in London on a hybrid basis.


Role & Responsibilities:

  • Support technical assessments and audits to ensure IT systems and processes adhere to standards and best practices
  • Assist with report preparation and compilation
  • Collaborate with IT teams to identify and remediate technical risks and vulnerabilities
  • Monitor and analyse technical assurance metrics and KPIs
  • Assist with recommendations for process improvements and optimisations
  • Support in compliance reviews and assessments
  • Engage with projects to scope assessments and provide close out feedback to the project teams
  • Collaborate with the wider Security Operations teams to enable better utilisation of results.


Technical Requirements:

  • Advanced with offensive tools such as: Metaspoit, Kali Linux, Cobalt Strike, Mimikatz, Burpsuite or similar tools
  • Good knowledge of creating scripts in preferred scripting language
  • Technical expertise in system security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, network and web-related protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, HTTP, etc.)
  • Technical expertise in security engineering, system and network security, authentication and security protocols
  • Highest level of technical expertise in cybersecurity, including deep familiarity with relevant penetration and intrusion techniques and attack vectors
  • Familiarity with the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) top 10 vulnerabilities


Rate & Duration:

  • £550 - £600 per day
  • 6 Months


Penetration Tester - £550 - £600 Per Day – London (Hybrid) – 6 Months - Financial Services

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