Hybrid Penetration Tester: Infra, Cloud & Apps

Kinetic IT; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid options

Employee discounts platform

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

Kinetic IT is seeking a technically skilled Penetration Tester to join our Professional Services portfolio in Australia. You will execute offensive security assessments across infrastructure, AD, cloud, web apps and SaaS, taking ownership from scoping to reporting and presenting findings.

You will contribute to developing testing methodologies, tools, and reporting standards while working in a collaborative, high-performing team.

Qualifications

• Experience in a cyber security consultancy, professional services or advisory environment.
• Proven experience independently delivering and reporting penetration testing engagements.
• Strong understanding of enterprise networking, Active Directory and hybrid identity.
• Experience across infrastructure, cloud, web applications and SaaS assessments.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365 and MITRE ATT&CK.
• Familiarity with tools such as Nmap, Burp Suite, Metasploit, Wireshark, and Kali Linux.
• Basic understanding of networking, operating systems, and web application security.
• Experience writing technical reports and communicating findings.
• Red Team, Purple Team or adversary simulation experience is highly desirable.
• Strong customer-facing, communication and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and operate in a professional services environment.
• Baseline clearance, or ability to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Scope and deliver penetration testing engagements across multiple customers.
• Conduct assessments across network infrastructure, Active Directory, hybrid identity, cloud, web applications and SaaS.
• Identify vulnerabilities, attack paths and security weaknesses and assess their business impact.
• Produce clear technical reports with practical remediation recommendations.
• Present findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Manage multiple engagements and competing priorities.
• Contribute to testing methodologies, tools and reporting standards.
• Support the ongoing development of the Cyber Security practice and share knowledge across the team.

Skills

Cyber security consultancy

Penetration testing

Active Directory

Azure

MITRE ATT&CK

Nmap

Burp Suite

Metasploit

Wireshark

Kali Linux

Report writing

Education

OSCP, eJPT, PNPT or CRTP

Tools

Azure

Microsoft 365

Job description

Kinetic IT is seeking a technically skilled Penetration Tester to join our Professional Services portfolio in Australia. You will execute offensive security assessments across infrastructure, AD, cloud, web apps and SaaS, taking ownership from scoping to reporting and presenting findings.

You will contribute to developing testing methodologies, tools, and reporting standards while working in a collaborative, high-performing team.