Hybrid UK Penetration Tester – Cyber Security

Accenture PLC; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 55.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Accenture is seeking a Cyber Security Penetration Tester to perform hands‑on security testing of client web applications, APIs, and infrastructure. You will work within a collaborative testing team, supported by senior testers and CHECK Team Leaders, delivering clear remediation guidance and advancing your technical skills.

The role targets an early‑career tester aiming to broaden expertise, with a development path through industry certifications.

Qualifikationen

• Typically 1–2 years’ commercial penetration testing experience across web applications, APIs and infrastructure.
• Good working knowledge of common web and API vulnerabilities, including the OWASP Top 10.
• Practical experience with industry-standard tools such as Burp Suite, Nmap and Metasploit.
• Ability to validate findings, rule out false positives and capture reproducible evidence.
• Clear technical writing that explains risk and remediation in plain language.

Aufgaben

• Perform manual and tool‑assisted testing of web applications, APIs and internal and external infrastructure.
• Identify, validate and safely exploit vulnerabilities within agreed rules of engagement, including authentication, authorisation, injection, business logic and misconfiguration issues.
• Help identify attack paths, including privilege escalation, and explain their business impact.
• Follow recognised methodologies, including OWASP (WSTG, API Security Top 10), PTES and CHECK/CREST standards.
• Help prepare for engagements by confirming scope, access and prerequisites with the engagement lead.
• Write clear, accurate reports with reproducible evidence, risk ratings and prioritised remediation advice.
• Support client remediation and carry out retests to confirm fixes are effective.
• Escalate critical findings promptly to the engagement lead and help explain their impact to stakeholders.
• Share knowledge with the team through peer review, tooling improvements and technical write‑ups.

Kenntnisse

Penetration testing

Web apps

APIs

Vulnerability analysis

Tools

Burp Suite

Nmap

Metasploit

Jobbeschreibung

Accenture is seeking a Cyber Security Penetration Tester to perform hands‑on security testing of client web applications, APIs, and infrastructure. You will work within a collaborative testing team, supported by senior testers and CHECK Team Leaders, delivering clear remediation guidance and advancing your technical skills.

The role targets an early‑career tester aiming to broaden expertise, with a development path through industry certifications.