Job Opportunity
Security Consultant - Penetration Testing Expertise Required
We are seeking an experienced penetration testing professional to join our team. This critical role requires deep expertise in conducting security assessments across networks, applications, cloud platforms, and infrastructure.
The ideal candidate will identify and exploit vulnerabilities, simulate real-world attacks, and deliver actionable remediation guidance to strengthen defenses. As a trusted advisor on offensive security practices, reporting standards, and threat simulation, you will play a key role in enhancing collaboration with development, cloud, and infrastructure teams, while ensuring robust security outcomes in sensitive and compliance-driven environments.
Responsibilities
• Conduct thorough security assessments - perform manual and automated testing across applications, APIs, internal/external networks, cloud environments, and Active Directory.
• Identify, exploit, and validate vulnerabilities - uncover security flaws such as insecure authentication, authorization bypasses, misconfigurations, and privilege escalation paths.
• Simulate real-world attacks - use adversary techniques and offensive tools to test the resilience of networks, systems, and security controls.
• Develop detailed reports - produce both technical and executive-level documentation outlining findings, risk impact, and remediation steps.
Requirements
• Strong application security knowledge - grasp of OWASP Top 10 and API security issues.
• Hands-on experience years in penetration testing, red teaming, or offensive security across networks, cloud, AD, and web apps.
• Offensive security tooling expertise - familiar with Nmap, Nessus, Masscan, Burp Suite, Metasploit, Cobalt Strike, Mimikatz, SQLmap, ScoutSuite, Pacu, etc.
• Reporting expertise - ability to produce professional pentest reports with CVSS scoring and MITRE ATT&CK mapping for both technical and executive stakeholders.
Contract Details
• Duration: 6 months (with view to extend).
• Day Rate: Up to £500 per day (Inside IR35).
• Location: London (3x a week).
• Start Date: ASAP.
