Security Testing Lead - Hybrid - £70k + Bonus

Identifi Global Resources Ltd; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Job summary

Identifi Global Resources Ltd. in Milton Keynes is hiring a Cyber Security Testing Lead to own and evolve our security testing programme across applications, infrastructure and cloud environments.

You will coordinate external penetration testing providers and drive remediation with engineering teams. You will mentor colleagues, expand testing coverage across critical systems, and help embed SSDLC practices.

Qualifications

• Strong cyber security experience within testing, security engineering, application security or vulnerability management.
• Experience managing or coordinating penetration testing activities.
• Ability to understand, interpret and challenge penetration testing findings.
• Experience driving remediation activities across technical teams.
• Strong understanding of vulnerability management processes.
• Ability to communicate complex technical risks to non-technical audiences.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders across technology functions.
• Cloud security testing exposure, particularly Azure, is desirable.
• Experience with vulnerability management tooling such as Tenable, Pentera or similar is desirable.
• Experience with SSDLC, SAST and DAST processes is desirable.
• Threat modelling experience is desirable.
• Security certifications such as OSCP, CEH, CISSP, CREST or equivalent technical certifications are desirable; equivalent certifications will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve our security testing programme.
• Scope, coordinate and oversee penetration testing across applications, infrastructure and cloud environments.
• Manage relationships with specialist third-party penetration testing providers.
• Review findings and work with technical teams to ensure effective remediation.
• Validate remediation activities and provide technical challenge where required.
• Help integrate security testing into the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC).
• Provide oversight of vulnerability assessment activities and scanning programmes.
• Work closely with infrastructure, engineering, development and project teams.
• Identify opportunities to expand and improve testing coverage across critical systems.
• Mentor colleagues and help improve technical security understanding within the wider security function.

Skills

Cyber security testing

Penetration testing coordination

Remediation driving

Vulnerability management

SSDLC/SDLC

Threat modelling

Communicating risks

Stakeholder management

Azure cloud security testing

Tenable or Pentera

Security tooling

Mentoring

Tools

Tenable

Pentera

Job description

Identifi Global Resources Ltd. in Milton Keynes is hiring a Cyber Security Testing Lead to own and evolve our security testing programme across applications, infrastructure and cloud environments.

You will coordinate external penetration testing providers and drive remediation with engineering teams. You will mentor colleagues, expand testing coverage across critical systems, and help embed SSDLC practices.