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Senior Penetration Tester
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Senior Penetration Tester
Senior Penetration Tester London – Hybrid (3 Days Per Week) Up to £85,000 Annual Salary
VIQU are partnering with a leading financial services organisation to recruit a Senior Penetration Tester into their growing Cyber Defence function.
This is a senior-level offensive security role sitting within a collaborative team spanning Offensive Security, SOC, Threat Intelligence, and Vulnerability Management. The successful candidate will:
- Lead complex penetration testing engagements across web applications, cloud platforms, and critical business systems.
- Contribute to Red Team exercises, Purple Team activities, attack simulations, and wider cyber defence initiatives.
This role would suit an experienced penetration tester or offensive security professional who is comfortable operating independently, engaging with stakeholders, mentoring others, and taking ownership of security testing engagements from initial scoping through to delivery and remediation.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead the scoping, planning, and delivery of complex penetration testing engagements.
- Conduct security assessments across:
- Web applications
- Cloud environments (e.g. Azure, AWS)
- Infrastructure
- Support Red Team exercises, Purple Team activities, and attack simulations.
- Produce high-quality technical reports and remediation recommendations.
- Work closely with Cyber Defence teams to improve detection and response capabilities.
- Support vulnerability validation and incident response activities.
- Mentor junior team members and contribute to peer review activities.
- Help evolve testing methodologies, tooling, and security best practices.
Key Experience Required
- 5+ years’ experience delivering complex penetration testing engagements.
- Proven experience leading testing activities from scoping to reporting.
- Strong expertise in:
- Web application security testing
- Cloud security testing (Azure/AWS preferred)
- Experience in Red Team and Purple Team engagements.
- In-depth understanding of:
- Offensive security methodologies
- Current threat landscapes
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience mentoring junior security professionals and sharing best practices.
- Ability to:
- Operate independently
- Manage multiple testing engagements simultaneously
- Relevant certifications, such as:
- OSCP
- CREST
- SANS
- CRTO (or equivalent)
- Internal security team experience is beneficial but not essential.
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