Penetration Tester - Canberra

CyberCX; Canberra; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CyberCX, a leading cyber security services provider in Australia, seeks a Security Tester to join our Canberra-based team. You will deliver application, network, systems, and infrastructure penetration tests for our enterprise clients, producing clear, high-quality reports and presenting findings to stakeholders.

The role requires at least 1 year of security testing experience, strong report writing and communication skills, and may involve OSCP or equivalent certification.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 1 year as a security testing practitioner / cyber practitioner.
• Penetration testing certifications such as OSCP preferred but not essential.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver application, network, systems, and infrastructure penetration tests for our leading industry clients.
• Prepare high quality reports detailing security issues, making recommendations, and identifying solutions, contribute to presentations and discussions with customers around testing performed, key results, recommendations, and the next steps.
• Build and promote strong, long-lasting relationships with a diverse range of customers, and identify and explore opportunities within existing and new customers.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Report writing

Communication skills

Education

OSCP Certification

1 year security testing experience

Job description

You will have professional experience of working on Penetration Tests E2E and writing reports

08th September, 2026

The work we do matters

CyberCX, part of Accenture, protects and defends our customers and communities by providing the most comprehensive range of cyber security professional services in the region.

With more than 1,400 team members across Australia, New Zealand, the UK and US, we are a leading force in cyber security, offering services from strategy, GRC, managed security services, cloud security, digital forensics and cyber education.

If you’re ready to work with teammates that get you, a leader that supports you and customers that need you, then you’re ready for CyberCX.

How you will make an impact

• Deliver application, network, systems, and infrastructure penetration tests for our leading industry clients

08th September, 2026

The work we do matters

CyberCX, part of Accenture, protects and defends our customers and communities by providing the most comprehensive range of cyber security professional services in the region.

With more than 1,400 team members across Australia, New Zealand, the UK and US, we are a leading force in cyber security, offering services from strategy, GRC, managed security services, cloud security, digital forensics and cyber education.

If you’re ready to work with teammates that get you, a leader that supports you and customers that need you, then you’re ready for CyberCX.

How you will make an impact

• Deliver application, network, systems, and infrastructure penetration tests for our leading industry clients

Day to day you will

• Able to perform the top five and emerging STA services offered by the Practice to a high standard with adequate supervisionfor customers
• Prepare high quality reports detailing security issues, making recommendations, and identifying solutions, contribute to presentations and discussions with customers around testing performed, key results, recommendations, and the next steps
• Build and promote strong, long-lasting relationships with a diverse range of customers, and identify and explore opportunities within existing and new customers

Skills & Qualifications

• A minimum of 1 years as a security testing practitioner / cyber practitioner in which you have developed capability in managing client expectations, time management, technical delivery and report writing
• Penetration testing certifications such as OSCP preferred but not essential
• Effective stakeholder engagement and communication skills

There is a lot of opportunity for exposure to leading enterprise clients, upskilling and career development internally.

Please note that due to the nature of this role, it is a mandatory requirement that all applicants are Australian citizens with the ability to hold an Australian Security Clearance.