Security Tester

Security Tester

Posted Today by Damia Group LTD

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£400 Per day
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Hybrid
Leeds, UK
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Summary: The role of Security Tester involves working onsite in Leeds on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with remote work on other days. The position requires an active SC clearance and focuses on identifying security gaps, developing cyber security test strategies, and managing vulnerabilities. The contract is for a duration of 9 months, with a daily rate between £350 and £400, classified as inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Strong capability to identify security gaps across systems and processes.
  • Experience creating and applying risk models.
  • Ability to develop and execute a comprehensive cyber security test strategy.
  • Strong understanding of Azure security risks, especially related to Azure Storage.
  • Knowledge of immutable backups and secure data retention strategies.
  • Experience with disaster recovery planning, including full restore testing.
  • Expertise in multi-factor authentication (MFA) setup and testing.
  • Vulnerability management - scanning, prioritisation, remediation validation.
  • Ability to design and interpret security dashboards for monitoring and reporting.
  • Awareness of system throttling and its security implications.
  • Ideally comfortable upskilling the rest of the team so we can cover basic Cybersecurity testing.

Key Skills:

  • Previous experience with manual testing (systems, APIs, and applications).
  • Languages: JavaScript and Python.
  • Tools: Confluence, Jenkins, Jira, Splunk.
  • Knowledge of authentication mechanisms (OAuth, SAML, JWT, etc.).
  • Experience working in healthcare.

Salary (Rate): £400 per day

City: Leeds

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Security Tester - Onsite in Leeds on Tuesday & Thursday and home based on the other days
£350-£400 per day (inside IR35) - 9 months+

All applicants must hold an active SC clearance.

My client is a global leading IT consultancy. They are on the hunt for an SC Cleared Security Tester to join the current test team.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  • Strong capability to identify security gaps across systems and processes.
  • Experience creating and applying risk models.
  • Ability to develop and execute a comprehensive cyber security test strategy.
  • Strong understanding of Azure security risks, especially related to Azure Storage.
  • Knowledge of immutable backups and secure data retention strategies.
  • Experience with disaster recovery planning, including full restore testing.
  • Expertise in multi-factor authentication (MFA) setup and testing.
  • Vulnerability management - scanning, prioritisation, remediation validation.
  • Ability to design and interpret security dashboards for monitoring and reporting
  • Awareness of system throttling and its security implications.
  • Ideally comfortable upskilling the rest of the team so we can cover basic Cybersecurity testing

Essential Industry and Competencies

  • Previous experience with manual testing (systems, APIs, and applications)
  • Languages: JavaScript and Python
  • Tools: Confluence, Jenkins, Jira, Splunk

Desired Industry and Competencies

  • Knowledge of authentication mechanisms (OAuth, SAML, JWT, etc.).
  • Experience working in healthcare

Security Tester - Onsite in Leeds on Tuesday & Thursday and home based on the other days
£350-£400 per day (inside IR35) - 9 months+

Damia Group Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept our Data Protection Policy which can be found on our website.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.

Damia Group is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy and in accordance to Conduct Regulations 2003.

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