Hybrid Offensive Security & Threat Intelligence Specialist

UKRI; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined benefit pension

30 days annual leave

Employee discounts & EAP

Job summary

UKRI, located in Swindon with hybrid working options between Polaris House, Swindon and Harwell, seeks an Information Security specialist to lead offensive security and penetration testing initiatives. The role offers exposure to cutting-edge security challenges within a leading scientific research environment.

You will perform targeted tests, develop offensive tooling, analyse threat intelligence, and produce actionable reports to strengthen security across UKRI assets and facilities.

Qualifications

• Significant hands-on experience delivering penetration testing and/or red-team activity across enterprise environments.
• Deep technical capability across operating systems, networking, identity, and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS).
• Proficiency with offensive security tools (Nmap, Burp Suite, Metasploit) to identify and exploit real-world attack paths.
• Ability to adapt to new technologies and techniques in offensive security.
• Proven ability to produce high-quality penetration testing reports for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with sound judgment.
• Evidence of continued professional development in offensive security.

Responsibilities

• Complete targeted penetration tests and red team exercises to identify exploitable vulnerabilities.
• Develop and maintain offensive tooling to simulate adversary tactics and techniques.
• Monitor and analyse threat intelligence feeds to identify emerging threats and relevant TTPs.
• Produce technical threat reports and briefings to inform security posture and decision-making.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting based on intelligence-led hypotheses and anomaly detection.
• Support risk assessments with insights from offensive operations and threat landscape analysis.

Skills

Penetration testing

Red-team exercises

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS)

Offensive security tooling

Threat intelligence

Reporting & communication

Tools

Nmap

Burp Suite

Metasploit

Job description

UKRI, located in Swindon with hybrid working options between Polaris House, Swindon and Harwell, seeks an Information Security specialist to lead offensive security and penetration testing initiatives. The role offers exposure to cutting-edge security challenges within a leading scientific research environment.

You will perform targeted tests, develop offensive tooling, analyse threat intelligence, and produce actionable reports to strengthen security across UKRI assets and facilities.