Penetration Tester - 2 weeks Outside of IR35
Posted Today by Robert Walters
£900 Per day
Outside
Onsite
London, UK
Summary: My client is seeking a Penetration Tester for a 2-week contract based in Shoreditch, London, requiring full-time office attendance. The role may have the potential for a one-week extension. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in information security, particularly in penetration testing and related areas.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct penetration testing and red teaming activities.
- Utilize various security testing frameworks and methodologies.
- Employ penetration testing tools such as BurpSuite and OWASP Zap.
- Assess application security best practices and vulnerabilities.
- Engage in threat modeling and vulnerability exploitation.
- Provide technical knowledge in software engineering and security protocols.
Key Skills:
- Experience in information security, red teaming, and penetration testing.
- Strong knowledge of web, API, and mobile application security testing.
- Familiarity with penetration testing tools.
- Understanding of networking concepts and operating systems.
- Experience with threat modeling frameworks.
- Technical knowledge in software engineering and security protocols.
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent certification (advantageous).
- Experience in cloud security testing (advantageous).
- Certifications such as OSCP, OSCE, GPEN (advantageous).
Salary (Rate): £900 per day
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
My client is looking for a Penetration Tester to join them on a 2 week contract. Based in Shoreditch, London, you will have to be 5 days per week in the office. There is a chance it could be extended by a week potentially.
About the Penetration Tester role:
What we're looking for:
- Information security experience in one or more of the following areas: red teaming, penetration testing, application security, or network security.
- Strong knowledge of Web, API and mobile application security testing frameworks and methodologies.
- Familiarity with penetration testing tools such as BurpSuite, OWASP Zap, SoapUI etc.
- Strong knowledge of application security best practices including OWASP Top 10.
- Should have a strong understanding of networking concepts, Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems, cloud and web application vulnerabilities and exploitation.
- Experience with threat modelling concepts and frameworks (CVSS, MITRE ATT&CK, DREAD, or STRIDE)
- Technical knowledge in software engineering, system and network security, authentication and security protocols, cryptography, and network/web related protocols (eg, TCP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS)
Any of these would be advantageous (but we'd still love to hear from you):
- Bachelors Degree or equivalent certification
- Security testing of cloud environments.
- Experience in offensive security tool development, customization or expansion.
- Penetration testing experience with Internet of Things (IoT) devices, mobile applications, or code review.
- One or more of the following certifications (OSCP, OSCE, GPEN, GXPN, CRTO, Crest Certified Simulated Attack Manager)
High Priority
- Offensive Security expertise
- Embedded systems/Real Time Operating Systems/Board Support Packages
- ARM-based system architectures
- Hardware/software exploitation
Desirables
Knowledge of medical
If the above is of interest please apply to this role or call me or email your CV to (see below)
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