Senior Cloud Penetration Tester

LT Harper Group; Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

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.

Qualifikationen

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

Aufgaben

• 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.

Kenntnisse

Penetration testing

Cloud security

Team leadership

Stakeholder communication

Manual testing

Tools

Azure

AWS

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Jobbeschreibung

You’ll lead high-assurance testing for a large public sector organization, across Azure, AWS and Kubernetes as well as infrastructure, web applications and APIs. It’s a hands‑on lead role at CHECK Team Leader level: running engagements, presenting findings to senior stakeholders and developing the testers around you.

• Location: Remote, with occasional travel to Manchester and Newcastle upon Tyne
• Clearance: Valid SC required
• Level: Senior, team leader

What you’ll actually do

• 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

What you’ll need

• CSTL (Cyber Scheme Team Leader) or CCT (CREST Certified Tester)
• Principal UK Cyber Security Council Professional (PriCSP)
• Valid SC clearance
• Testing experience in public sector, CNI or large enterprise environments
• Experience leading teams of testers on complex engagements covering cloud, infrastructure, Kubernetes, web apps and APIs
• Strong manual testing skills and a current understanding of attack techniques, threat actors and defensive controls

Nice to have

• Docker and CI/CD pipeline security assessments
• Security code review

Why it’s worth a look

Remote working, a genuinely broad mix of environments from on-premises infrastructure through to Kubernetes, and real influence over how the testing service develops.