Senior Cloud Penetration Lead — Remote

LT Harper Group; Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

LT Harper Group is seeking a Senior, Team Leader level security testing lead to oversee high-assurance engagements across Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, and on-premises infrastructure. You will run engagements, present findings to senior stakeholders, and grow the testers around you.

This remote role includes occasional travel to Manchester and Newcastle upon Tyne, requires SC clearance, and focuses on hands-on leadership of complex security testing programs for the public sector.

Qualifications

• CSTL (Cyber Scheme Team Leader) or CCT (CREST Certified Tester).
• PriCSP (Principal UK Cyber Security Council Professional).
• Valid SC clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver penetration tests across internal and external infrastructure, web applications, APIs, cloud and containerised environments.
• Assess Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, IAM and CI/CD pipelines, including hybrid and cloud-native setups.
• Carry out security architecture, firewall configuration, build and code reviews.
• Write detailed technical reports and executive summaries, and explain complex risks to stakeholders in plain terms.
• Mentor and coach junior testers, and help improve testing methodology, tooling and the wider service.
• Contribute to client workshops, awareness sessions and technical training.

Skills

Penetration testing

Cloud security

Team leadership

Stakeholder communication

Manual testing

Tools

Azure

AWS

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Job description

LT Harper Group is seeking a Senior, Team Leader level security testing lead to oversee high-assurance engagements across Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, and on-premises infrastructure. You will run engagements, present findings to senior stakeholders, and grow the testers around you.

This remote role includes occasional travel to Manchester and Newcastle upon Tyne, requires SC clearance, and focuses on hands-on leadership of complex security testing programs for the public sector.