Security Services Consultant

Planit Testing; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development opportunities

Wellness activities

LinkedIn Learning licences

Referral bonuses

Car leasing options

Job summary

Planit is a world-leading security consultancy expanding its security practice across ANZ. The role focuses on penetration testing, secure architecture reviews, and cloud security / DevSecOps engagements, with frequent client-facing work and travel opportunities.

You will work across multiple domains to help clients become more secure. We value initiative, flexible work arrangements, and the ability to deliver clear recommendations.

Qualifications

• High level competency with various security tools, standards and frameworks.
• Experience conducting penetration testing, security assessments and reports.
• Ability to define scope and acceptance criteria for security tests.

Responsibilities

• Conduct penetration testing, secure configuration reviews and technical security assessments.
• Determine test scope and acceptance criteria for engagements.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams; provide actionable recommendations.
• Explain test results clearly and concisely; advise on modern security controls.
• Understand modern deployment methodologies and cloud infrastructure.

Skills

Penetration testing

Secure architecture

Cloud security / DevSecOps

Zero Trust

Security assessments

Multidomain collaboration

Education

Security certifications (OSCP, CISSP, etc)

Tools

Kali

BurpSuite

Office 365

emacs

vim

git

PowerBI

Job description

Planit are world leaders in application testing and quality engineering. We provide solutions that support organisations to deliver high quality systems, applications, and IT architecture.

Planit is now a proud NRI company and part of a global movement to deliver a sustainable and secure future through better Information Technology exchanges. Our team offer expert consultancy, bespoke services, tailored training and unique solutions to complex projects. Specialising in digital quality, Planit have a geographic footprint across many continents, with 1800+ permanent employees and have been recognised in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Application Testing Services.

Our values and ethos are focused on an intrinsic connection to our people, the awareness of our environment and our pursuit to be better than yesterday. We continue to lead the industry with unrivalled ideas, ability, and a quest to discern paradigms.

About the Role

Our security practice is rapidly growing and need upcoming talent and experts in one or more of the following domains of security: InfoSec, Secure Architecture, Zero Trust, Cloud Security / DevSecOps engineering, and Penetration Testing.

The work is varied, often crosses multiple domains, it is customer facing, and has short comms lines. We expect our staff to be flexible and willing to help out other, sometimes there are opportunities to travel and do short engagements at other locations. Many engagements allow you to work some or all your time from home.

We want to make a difference in the ANZ market, helping our clients get more secure through technical security reviews, penetration testing, and training. We are genuinely interested in helping our clients become more secure, we are not a tick box organisation.

Please note we have opportunities available in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. You will have to be a AU Citizen to be eligible to obtain Baseline clearance for this role.

Key Requirements:

• Demonstrated high level of competency with various software, tools, standards, certs, frameworks (e.g. Kali, BurpSuite, Office 365, emacs, vim, git, programming/scripting, PowerBI, HIPAA, NZ/AU ISM, ISO, NIST, GDPR, OSCP, OWASP, CISSP, eWPTX, CRPT)
• High ethical standards, and ability to handle confidential and sensitive information. Excellent judgment, discretion and diplomacy.
• Can conduct a penetration testing, secure configuration reviews, and technical security assessments. Capable of determining security test scope and acceptance criteria.
• Solid understanding of modern web and web-service architectures.
• Be proficient with a multitude of security-related tools, techniques, methodologies.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams. Executes security tests and provides clear and concise analysis of test results with recommendations.
• Have a solid understanding of a number of modern security controls.
• Possesses a solid understanding of modern application deployment methodologies and cloud infrastructure.

What's in it for you

• Great career development opportunities, choose your own adventure style.
• Opportunities to grow your skills vertically and horizontally. Choose how deep and wide you want to go.
• Wide variety of work, from pen-testing web applications, mobile, networks, guiding businesses on their Security journey
• Joining an organisation where innovation is at the heart of what we do.
• Career development initiatives in place so you can be your best self.
• Wellness activities, staff discounts, free LinkedIn Learning licences, referral bonuses, car leasing options and much more!