Security Consultant - Non Graduates Leeds, England
Job description
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Job type: Full time
Location: Leeds offices
Description:
Pentest People are looking for enthusiastic security consultants to join our fast-growing consultancy, based in Leeds. A typical day in the life of a security consultant would involve testing applications/infrastructures and assisting sales with scoping and writing reports. We are looking to speak to security consultants, cybersecurity graduates or those with relevant work experience.
Pentest People cover a wide range of services from applications (web, mobile, API), infrastructure, social engineering (phishing, vishing, physical intrusion) and cloud testing. We offer consultants the opportunity to test over all areas but typically specialise in one.
Bonus points for bringing vulnerable applications or virtual machines that you have created yourself to the interview! Be creative, show us something that you are interested in...
It should be noted that an excellent level of written English is absolutely essential for this role.
Responsibilities:
Performing Penetration Tests
Writing High Quality Reports
Scoping Work
Client Interaction
Cultural & work environment
Your diary will be constantly changing in a high paced work environment. In non-covid times, infrastructure testers are likely to be travelling regularly around the UK and sometimes abroad. Some travel is also required for application specialists. You will be offered support from all consultants, and you will be expected to do the same once you have experience.
Love talking about the latest vulnerabilities, showing off new tools that you have created, and an endless supply of memes? You will fit in well at Pentest People.
Profiles:
Already work in security? This is what we expect your profile to look like.
Experience in one, or both of the following areas:
Application Testing
Fluent with burp suite professional
An understanding of core networking protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, SSH, FTP etc.)
Confident with creating basic CRUD (create, read, update, delete) style applications using HTML, CSS, Javascript and any preferred backend language.
Ability or willingness to learn scripting in one or more of the following languages: Ruby,Python, Go
Excellent written skills
CTM/CTL desirable
Infrastructure Testing
Proven experience with Windows/Linux Operating systems and applications
Experience with specific testing tools such as nmap/metasploit/kali linux suite of tools etc
Understanding of networking including subnets
Willingness to learn enumeration and exploitation techniques as part of a network security assessment
Excellent written skills
CTM/CTL desirable
Currently, work in technology but no experience penetrating testing? This is a non-exhaustive list of profiles that we look for.
You are still expected to have good working knowledge of security practice and principles in your specialist area.
Application Testing
Web Developers
Software Developers
DBA
Infrastructure Testing
Sys Admins
Infrastructure Engineers
Security Analysts
Don’t work in technology but want to change careers?
We are willing to consider applicants with no previous technology experience or entry-level roles. These candidates are expected to be able to demonstrate a high aptitude of knowledge in either infrastructure or application technologies and a desire to learn. OSCP is one way to achieve this.
