Penetration Tester / Outside IR35 / 500-550 pd / Remote

JR United Kingdom; Slough; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consultancy is seeking a skilled Penetration Tester for a 6-month contract role, focusing on ethical hacking and vulnerability assessments. The ideal candidate will provide actionable recommendations to enhance security practices. This remote position offers competitive daily rates, and applications are open until early June.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience in penetration testing.
• Ability to lead ethical hacking processes.
• Experience collaborating with third-party vendors.

Responsibilities

• Conduct threat modelling and simulation.
• Perform vulnerability assessments.
• Ethically hack networks, operating systems, and web applications.

Skills

Ethical hacking

Vulnerability assessments

Threat modelling

Collaboration with vendors

Tools

SIEM

Data Loss Prevention tools

Endpoint detection tools

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Penetration Tester / Outside IR35 / 500-550 pd / Remote, slough

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Client:

SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation

Location:

slough, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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Job Description:

Penetration Tester / Outside IR35 / 500-550 pd / 6 Month / Remote
Are you on the look out for your next contract engagement? A highly skilled Pentester, with recent hands on experience?
We are looking for a Penetration Tester ( Pentester ) with extensive hands-on experience to join an IT consultancy for a 6-month contract role. The role will involve you leading in ethical hacking processes, analysing and identifying vulnerabilities, and reporting on opportunities to increase defence strength, and actionable recommendations.
Key Responsibilities

• Threat modelling and simulation
• Vulnerability assessments
• Ethical hacking of networks, operating systems, and web application
• Utilise tools for SIEM, Data Loss Prevention, and endpoint detection
• Collaborate with third-party vendors

The role is open for applications from 19/05 and the application period will close on 02/06.
Interviews will be scheduled from 02/06 onward, with an ideal start date of 15/06
Please get in contact with Ben Sheppard at the earlier opportunity if this role is a good fit on 07362053987, and email an updated copy of your CV to [emailprotected] .
Penetration Tester / Outside IR35 / 500-550 pd / 6 Month / Remote