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Senior Consultant, Offensive Security

Cyderes


Job Location:

Bengaluru - India

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 21 August 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 18 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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Role Summary

We are looking for an accomplished and experienced Senior Consultant specialising in penetration testing to join our cybersecurity consulting team. You will lead complex security assessments manage client relationships and provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior consultants. You will work across different industries to help clients identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities in their networks and applications.

Responsibilities
  • Deliver advanced penetration tests across internal/external networks web/mobile apps APIs cloud and wireless environments
  • Perform vulnerability assessments and exploit development to assess system and application security
  • Design and conduct red and purple team exercises simulating real-world adversary tactics (TTPs)
  • Develop assessment plans and tailor testing methodologies to client environments
  • Create detailed high-quality reports and present findings to technical and executive audiences
  • Be a client-facing lead throughout the engagement lifecycle (scoping to post-delivery support)
  • Mentor junior consultants and support development of internal tools and methodologies
  • Research new threats attack techniques and offensive security tools
  • Support presales efforts including scoping proposals and client presentations
  • Conduct threat analysis and provide mitigation guidance based on trends and attack patterns
  • Correlate and analyse threat data to identify indicators of compromise and attacker behaviour
  • Produce threat intelligence summaries and track evolving trends across industries
  • Develop tools scripts and automated processes to enhance testing and reporting workflows
Requirements
  • 5 years of hands-on experience in penetration testing and offensive security in of the following areas:
  • Execute network wireless web application and API penetration tests
  • Experience with Active directory (AD) and Kerberos
  • Experience conducting vulnerability management and assessments
  • Experience conducting social engineering assessments
  • Experience conducting Purple Team and Red Team exercises
  • Experience with network protocols operating systems web technologies and application security concepts
  • Experience with industry-standard tools (e.g. Burp Suite Cobalt Strike Metasploit Nmap Nessus)
  • Demonstrated experience conducting Red Team operations or simulated adversary engagements
  • Proficiency in scripting or coding (Python Bash PowerShell)
  • Relevant certifications such as OSCP OSCE GPEN GWAPT or equivalent


WHY CYDERES

Benefits that go beyond the basics we support our people so they can do their best work.

Medical Insurance - Employee dependents covered

Life Insurance -Protection for what matters most

Retirement Match Program - We invest in your future

Hybrid Work Model -23 days in office

Maternity & Paternity Leave-Time for the moments that matter

Paid Time Off -PTO sick & casual leave

Bereavement & Volunteer Time - Giveback to your community

Professional Development -Reimbursement program

LinkedIn L&D Platform -Thousands of coursesat your fingertips

Mobile Phone Reimbursement -Stay connected on us

Cyderesis an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race religion color sex age disability sexual orientation genetic information national origin or veteran status.
Note: This job posting is intended for direct applicants only. We request that outside recruiters do not contact us regarding this position.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

Required Experience:

Senior IC


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Cyderes offers tech-enabled managed security services for real-time risk and compliance management in modern enterprises.

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