Infrastructure Penetration Testing Lead (CHECK)

UBDS Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training

Private medical cover

Discretionary bonus

Holiday - 25 days + birthday + work-yr

Electric Vehicle leasing

Contributed Pension Scheme

Death in service cover

Job summary

UBDS Group is expanding its Security Testing team and seeks an experienced CHECK Team Leader specializing in Infrastructure Penetration Testing. You will lead engagements, assess complex enterprise environments, and deliver actionable remediation guidance in a consultancy setting.

You will guide testing across Windows, Linux, AD and cloud/hybrid infrastructures, mentor junior testers, and shape testing methodologies to meet industry standards.

Qualifications

• Current NCSC CHECK Team Leader status for Infrastructure Penetration Testing.
• Experience leading engagement teams and working directly with customers.
• Strong understanding of network infrastructure, operating systems and enterprise security.
• Experience testing Windows, Linux, Active Directory and network-based services.
• Strong reporting skills with clear vulnerability and remediation recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver infrastructure penetration testing engagements in accordance with CHECK requirements.
• Conduct internal and external infrastructure penetration tests across enterprise networks and services.
• Assess infrastructure for vulnerabilities in Windows, Linux, AD and network services.
• Produce high-quality technical reports with vulnerabilities, risk ratings and remediation guidance.
• Present findings to customers, translating technical risks into business context.
• Provide leadership and QA to other penetration testers and improve methodologies.

Skills

CHECK Team Leader

Infrastructure Pentesting

Customer engagement

Technical leadership

NCSC guidance

Reporting skills

Education

Cybersecurity qualifications

Tools

Nessus

Nmap

Metasploit

Burp Suite

PowerShell

Job description

UBDS Group is expanding its Security Testing team and seeks an experienced CHECK Team Leader specializing in Infrastructure Penetration Testing. You will lead engagements, assess complex enterprise environments, and deliver actionable remediation guidance in a consultancy setting.

You will guide testing across Windows, Linux, AD and cloud/hybrid infrastructures, mentor junior testers, and shape testing methodologies to meet industry standards.