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PenetrationTester
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“Penetration Tester. Skills: penetration testing, security vulnerabilities, web assessments, network assessments, mobile assessments, client application assessments, stakeholder engagement, reporting. identify potential vulnerabilities within the banks IT systems using penetration testing tools and techniques. ensure security of computer systems, applications, servers, and networks”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure security of computer systems, applications, servers, and networks; deliver on work that impacts the whole business function; create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard; meet required outcomes; mitigate risk; strengthening controls in relation to the work done; achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function; turn findings into meaningful action
Industry & Context.
solve problems creatively and effectively; resolution of escalated issues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
CREST qualification (or equivalent), Delivering end‑to‑end penetration testing across web, network, and mobile environments, Engaging with stakeholders, contributing to Statements of Work (SoW), producing clear, actionable security reports
Nice to Have
Participation in the penetration testing or wider security community (for example bug hunting, Hack The Box, CTFs, or hackathons), Exposure to client or thick application testing, experience working to agreed project timelines, An interest in emerging areas such as AI security testing, familiarity with scripting or programming (no specific languages required)
What You'll Do.
identify potential vulnerabilities within the banks IT systems using penetration testing tools and techniques
ensure security of computer systems
Development and execution of assessments
communicate key findings and recommendations to stakeholders
support the development of penetration testing methodologies
Development and maintenance of comprehensive documents and reports
understand security requirements and controls in business processes
enhance overall security posture and assurance
Identification of emerging vulnerabilities
exploit codes and cyber-attacks
develop testing methodologies and assurance activities
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaboration with stakeholders and IT teams; Collaboration with stakeholders to understand their security requirements and controls; Lead a team performing complex tasks; collaborative assignments; guide team members through structured assignments; identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments; Consult on complex providing advice to People Leaders; Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas; Collaborate with other areas of work; business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy; Join us as a Penetration Tester, to help protect our organisation and clients by identifying, validating, and clearly communicating security vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.; This role sits within a collaborative security testing team; working closely with stakeholders
Communication Scope
communicate key findings and recommendations to stakeholders; produce clear, actionable security reports; Communicate complex information; sensitive information; information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience; Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes
Process & Methodology
Statements of Work (SoW), agreed project timelines
Full Job Description
# **Job Description** **Purpose of the role** To identify potential vulnerabilities within the banks IT systems using penetration testing tools and techniques to ensure security of computer systems, applications, servers, and networks. **Accountabilities** * Development and execution of assessments, audits, and threat models to identify vulnerabilities within the banks systems, applications and servers using penetration tools and techniques, and communicate key findings and recommendations to stakeholders. * Collaboration with stakeholders and IT teams to identify emerging cyber-attack techniques, tools and technologies and to support the development of penetration testing methodologies. * Development and maintenance of comprehensive documents and reports for senior stakeholders on penetration test findings, and remediation guidance. * Collaboration with stakeholders to understand their security requirements and controls in business processes, application/services, to enhance overall security posture and assurance. * Identification of emerging vulnerabilities, exploit codes and cyber-attacks to develop testing methodologies and assurance activities. **Assistant Vice President Expectations** * To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions. * Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes * If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic,
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