Job Description
Offensive Security Manager
Salary: £70,000 – £90,000 (DOE)
Location: Remote (UK-wide)
Reporting to: Head of Offensive Security & DFIR
A growing UK cyber practice is hiring a hands-on Offensive Security Manager to support delivery across its offensive security portfolio. The role blends technical penetration testing with leadership: roughly 50% team management and 50% hands-on testing.
You will join a team of 11, working alongside two existing managers, helping deliver high-quality web, mobile, infrastructure and red team engagements while guiding and mentoring penetration testers at various levels.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership (50%)
• Manage and mentor a small group of penetration testers
• Support project delivery, quality assurance, and work allocation
• Help build testing capability, processes, and internal knowledge-base
• Contribute to strategic and operational improvements within the team
Technical Delivery (50%)
• Conduct offensive security assessments across:
• Web applications
• Mobile applications
• Infrastructure/Network
• Red team/adversary simulation
• Assist in scoping and designing engagements
• Contribute to tooling, methodology and research efforts
• Opportunities to expand into red teaming and digital forensics/incident response
Required Skills & Experience
• Strong technical penetration testing background (web, mobile, infrastructure)
• Experience with red team techniques and attacker-mindset approaches
• Experience leading testers (formal or informal) OR strong managerial aspirations
• Minimum certifications: OSCP or CRT
• Eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC eligibility)
Desirable
• CHECK qualifications (CTM/CTL)
• Prior consultancy experience (NOT essential)
• Experience contributing to team or capability growth
Working Model
• Fully remote within the UK
• Occasional travel to HQ (London) – self-funded
• Rare client-site travel – expensed
Interview Process
• Two technical interviews (one in-person)
• Final round discussion
Why This Role?
• Balanced leadership + hands-on work
• Opportunity to grow into red teaming and DFIR
• Join a team with strong technical depth and a supportive leadership structure
• Clear development path and investment in security capability
