Penetration Tester

PwC Australia; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four weeks annual leave

Float public holidays

Flexible work options

Job summary

PwC Australia is seeking an experienced Penetration Tester to join our Offensive Security capability. You will be on the tools, delivering red team (adversary simulation), purple team and penetration testing services to some of Australia’s leading organisations.

You’ll work within PwC’s Cybersecurity & Privacy team to develop methodologies, share knowledge, and deliver high-impact engagements across Australia and internationally.

Qualifications

• Has demonstrated experience delivering Red Team engagements for leading organisations (ideally, including CORIE or other regulated Red Team exercises)
• Enjoys working across a variety of client technology environments, using intuition and problem solving to maximise value for our clients
• Strives for technical and customer service excellence
• Brings strong leaderships skills and experience, delivering technical coaching to junior team members (both during, and outside of client engagements)
• Brings strong communication skills, including experience writing and conveying complex red team and penetration testing narratives for various audiences
• Enjoys working across a variety of offensive security engagement types (red teaming, purple teaming, penetration testing)
• Brings advanced industry certifications such as OSCP, OSEP, OSED, CRTP, CRTO, GXPN, or CREST CCT INF / CCT APP

Responsibilities

• Performing Red Teaming and/or Purple teaming activities to test the effectiveness of cybersecurity controls, across detection, prevention and response domains
• Conducting and leading penetration testing to identify vulnerabilities in applications, systems, and networks
• Leading the “day-to-day", including technical direction to the team, and keeping client stakeholders up to date
• Driving technical excellence within the team, both within and outside client engagements
• Delivering management and detailed technical reporting, providing pragmatic recommendations, and contributing to presentations and debriefs to technical and business stakeholders
• Helping to optimise collaboration and knowledge sharing with Offensive Security specialist from across our global network
• Developing internal tools and procedures to optimise delivery, increase our impact, and enable us to move faster while staying undetected.

Skills

Red Teaming

Purple Team

Penetration Testing

Leadership

Communication

Offensive Security

Technical Reporting

Adversary Simulation

Job description

Location: This role could be based out of any of our PwC offices in Australia

About Us

At PwC Australia, Cybersecurity & Privacy team is helping to build a secure digital society, keeping our economy and businesses protected from cyber security threats. We're looking for an experienced Penetration Tester to join our Offensive Security capability. In this role you will be ‘on the tools’, delivering technical red team (adversary simulation), purple team (attack replay) and penetration testing services to some of Australia's leading organisations.

We have been providing Offensive Security services to clients for over 20 years. As a Red Teamer, you will work closely with our team of offensive security specialists to deliver highly impactful offensive security engagements, while also being a core contributor to our next generation methodologies and technical capability - commensurate with the rapidly changing adversary landscape and changes that come with an AI enabled future.

Committed to technical excellence as a team, we attend regular threat intelligence briefings run by our dedicated inhouse Threat Intelligence function, attend technical industry conferences, collaborate with our specialists across the Cybersecurity & Privacy practice, and expand our technical acumen through our internal ‘Cyber Academy’ and external paid certifications

Our clients come from a diverse set of backgrounds, each at a different stage of their cyber maturity journey. In this role you will have the opportunity to support a variety of Australian and international organisations improve their cyber resilience.

Why PwC?

At PwC Australia, your skills meet purpose. We tackle big challenges across industries like finance, technology, energy, and health—giving you the chance to make a real impact. Here, your growth is our priority. You’ll work with leading teams, explore new technologies, and unlock your full potential.

Join a global community of more than 370,000 people who value bold ideas, collaboration, and lasting change. Together, we’re building trust and shaping the future.

What you’ll do:

• Performing Red Teaming and/or Purple teaming activities to test the effectiveness of cybersecurity controls, across detection, prevention and response domains;
• Conducting and leading penetration testing to identify vulnerabilities in applications, systems, and networks;
• Leading the “day-to-day", including technical direction to the team, and keeping client stakeholders up to date;
• Driving technical excellence within the team, both within and outside client engagements;
• Delivering management and detailed technical reporting, providing pragmatic recommendations, and contributing to presentations and debriefs to technical and business stakeholders;
• Helping to optimise collaboration and knowledge sharing with Offensive Security specialist from across our global network;
• Developing internal tools and procedures to optimise delivery, increase our impact, and enable us to move faster while staying undetected.

What we’re looking for:

• Has demonstrated experience delivering Red Team engagements for leading organisations (ideally, including CORIE or other regulated Red Team exercises)
• Enjoys working across a variety of different client technology environments, using intuition and problem solving to maximise value for our clients
• Strives for technical and customer service excellence
• Brings strong leaderships skills and experience, delivering technical coaching to junior team members (both during, and outside of client engagements)
• Brings strong communication skills, including experience writing and conveying complex red team and penetration testing narratives for various audiences
• Enjoys working across a variety of offensive security engagement types (red teaming, purple teaming, penetration testing)
• Brings advanced industry certifications such as OSCP, OSEP, OSED, CRTP, CRTO, GXPN, or CREST CCT INF / CCT APP

What you could gain:

• The opportunity to work with leading organisations and cutting-edge technology that challenge and expand your expertise.
• Flexibility means trusting you to choose when, where, and how you work—balancing what’s best for you, your team, and your clients to grow and thrive together.
• Clear paths for career progression supported by continuous learning and leadership development.
• Generous leave entitlements including four weeks’ annual leave and float public holidays to support your work-life balance.

We know that perks are as important as your financial rewards. Explore all the benefits that PwC has to offer here:https://bit.ly/4fFLA3z

Ready to grow here and go further?

Join PwC Australia as a Penetration Tester and make an impact that goes beyond the expected.

The minimum salary for a Senior Associate in this role is AUD 89,000 including superannuation. Higher grades will receive a salary range above this in line with the salary bands for these positions.

We’re committed to treating all our job applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their actual or assumed background, disability, neurodivergence, or any other protected characteristic. We want you to have every opportunity to thrive in our selection process. In the application form, you can let us know what adjustments you require during our recruitment process and/or any workplace accommodations you anticipate needing to help you perform your role.

No agencies please: We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not submit CVs in response to this advertisement. We are only accepting applications direct from individuals.

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