Penetration Tester
Penetration Tester
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Flexible working We are guided by our client work and needs; however you have autonomy to manage your time and diary to suit your work/life balance.
We are looking for consultants and senior consultants to join our growing team of specialist penetration testers. PA offer CREST accredited penetration testing services to clients across a range of industries including (among others) finance central government energy and utilities transport and telecoms. Many of our more exciting tests include critical national infrastructure cloud web API mobile applications embedded devices and operational technology (OT).
The majority of our work is bespoke and requires attention to detail and our testers are able to work on assignments beyond a sole focus of just penetration testing allowing them to grow their wider skillset as they desire. This has previously included cloud architecture and teaching at universities and on our publicly available training courses. We have a strong flexible team and you will have a mixture of onsite working remote working and officebased work but we make sure that noone is unfairly kept on the road or at home for long periods at a time.
PA can offer you:
- Encouragement to achieve and maintain CHECK team member (CTM) and CHECK team leader (CTL) status
- Training in your areas of SME and interest
- Support for you to develop your career and create a personal profile within the industry through R&D and subsequent publication or presenting of findings.
- Allocated time and funding for all of the above
Qualifications :
As one of our consultants you will be working on client projects within a highly skilled team.
You will have the opportunity to:
- Work by yourself or play your part in larger projects
- Deliver high quality security assessments within agreed deadlines
- Produce written and verbal reports for clients to an excellent standard.
- Develop and share knowledge with the rest of the penetration testing team
- Work with teams across PA Consulting providing technical knowledge and expertise where required
- Be selfmotivated and client oriented aiming to exceed expectations in all areas of your role
The ideal candidate must:
- Hold CTM/CSTM or CTL/CSTL status and/or other industry recognised certifications such as the OSCP or CREST/CyberScheme qualifications
- Have developed their SME knowledge in one or more fields of penetration testing such as mobile application testing Cloud Operational Technology or a specific industry/environment such as telecoms defence or maritime
- Desire to help build and maintain the team though internal training building our infrastructure and tooling or helping to plan and execute engagements
- Be interested in delivering and contributing to our CREST accredited ethical hacking training.
We know the skillgap and somewhat need to tick every box can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates so please dont hesitate to apply wed love to hear from you.
Apply today by completing our online application
Additional Information :
Life At PA encompasses our peoples experience at PA. Its about how we enrich peoples working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.
Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams and support our communities to deliver insight and impact solving the worlds most complex challenges. Were focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self.
Find out more about Life at PA here.
We are dedicated to supporting the physical emotional social and financial wellbeing of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:
- Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
- 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
- Generous company pension scheme
- Opportunity to get involved with community and charitybased initiatives
- Annual performancebased bonus
- PA share ownership
- Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work give as you earn)
Were committed to advancing equality. We recruit retain reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age background disability genetic information parental or family status religion or belief race ethnicity nationality sex sexual orientation gender identity (or expression) political belief veteran status or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
Adjustments or accommodations Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process at either application or interview please contact us on
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
