Minimum Education Level

Bachelor/ License Degree

Responsibilities

• Understand complex computer systems and technical cyber security terms.
• Work with clients to determine their requirements from the test, for example, the number and type of systems they would like testing.
• Plan and create penetration methods, scripts and tests.
• Carry out remote testing of a client's network or onsite testing of their infrastructure to expose weaknesses in security.
• Simulate security breaches to test a system's relative security.
• Create reports and recommendations from your findings, including the security issues uncovered and level of risk.
• Advise on methods to fix or lower security risks to systems.
• Present your findings, risks and conclusions to management and other relevant parties.
• Consider the impact your 'attack' will have on the business and its users.
• Understand how the flaws that you identify could affect a business, or business function, if they're not fixed.
  
  

Skills

• An in-depth understanding of computer systems and their operation.
• Excellent spoken and written communication to explain your methods to a technical and non-technical audience.
• Attention to detail, to be able to plan and execute tests while considering client requirements.
• The ability to think creatively and strategically to penetrate security systems.
• Good time management and organizational skills to meet client deadlines.
• Ethical integrity to be trusted with a high level of confidential information.
• The ability to think laterally and 'outside the box'.
• Teamwork skills, to support colleagues and share techniques.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills and the persistence to apply different techniques to get the job done.
• Business skills to understand the implications of any weaknesses you find.
• Commitment to continuously updating your technical knowledge base.
  
  

Qualifications

• A relevant degree, in-depth knowledge of computer operating systems and at least two to four years of experience in a role related to information security. Degree subjects include:
  • computer science.
  • computing and information systems.
  • cyber security.
  • forensic computing.
  • network management.
  • computer systems engineering.
• Professional qualifications such as LPT, OSCP, CEH are plus.
• 3+ years of experience in the related field.
• Fluent in English (Reading, Speaking and Writing).
  
  

Salary and Benefits

• As per salary scale
• Transportation
• Medical Insurance
• Life insurance
• Social Security