Security Consultant: Penetration Testing & Cloud Security

Citation Cyber; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Training & certifications

Career progression

Job summary

Citation Cyber, a leading UK cybersecurity consultancy, invites a Security Consultant (Penetration Testing) to join their growing team. The role focuses on delivering diverse security assessments, identifying vulnerabilities and advising remediation across client environments.

The position offers hybrid working within the UK and exposure to both public and private sector projects. The ideal candidate has consultancy penetration testing experience, strong reporting skills, and proficiency in

Qualifications

• Commercial penetration testing experience in a consultancy or equivalent
• Strong technical reporting skills
• Experience conducting infrastructure and web application penetration tests
• Good understanding of Windows, Linux and Active Directory environments
• Familiarity with Azure and/or AWS security testing
• Experience using industry-standard penetration testing tools and methodologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A passion for continuous learning and technical development

Responsibilities

• Deliver a wide range of technical security assessments across client environments
• Identify vulnerabilities and strengthen client cyber resilience
• Conduct infrastructure and web application penetration tests
• Produce clear, high-quality technical reports
• Present findings and remediation advice to clients
• Support vulnerability validation and re-testing
• Contribute to internal tooling, research and knowledge sharing

Skills

Penetration testing

Technical reporting

Infrastructure testing

Web application testing

Windows/Linux/AD

Cloud security testing

Communication skills

Continuous learning

Tools

Penetration testing tools

Job description

Citation Cyber, a leading UK cybersecurity consultancy, invites a Security Consultant (Penetration Testing) to join their growing team. The role focuses on delivering diverse security assessments, identifying vulnerabilities and advising remediation across client environments.

The position offers hybrid working within the UK and exposure to both public and private sector projects. The ideal candidate has consultancy penetration testing experience, strong reporting skills, and proficiency in