Senior Penetration Testing Consultant

Copello Global; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Training & career development

Challenging cyber security initiatives

Job summary

Copello Global Ltd seeks a Senior Red Team Analyst to join its Cyber Operations team. You will help strengthen cyber resilience by identifying vulnerabilities, testing security controls and evaluating SOC detection capabilities.

Work alongside Red Team, Threat Intelligence and Incident Response specialists to protect critical systems against evolving cyber threats. Two days onsite per month enable hybrid collaboration and ongoing specialist training.

Qualifications

• Experience in infrastructure and web application penetration testing.
• Strong technical reporting, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to assess vulnerabilities and explain their potential business impact.

Responsibilities

• Support Red Team exercises, penetration testing and security control assessments.
• Conduct infrastructure and web application security testing.
• Identify vulnerabilities, assess risks and recommend remediation.
• Test SOC detection and security monitoring capabilities.
• Produce technical reports and present findings to stakeholders.
• Keep up to date with emerging threats and attacker techniques.

Skills

Infrastructure testing

Web app testing

Vulnerability assessment

Threat understanding

Team coordination

Tools

Kali Linux

Parrot OS

Job description

Senior Penetration Testing Consultant - 2 days onsite per month

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Red Team Analyst to join a leading defence and security organisation's Cyber Operations team.

You will help strengthen cyber resilience by identifying vulnerabilities, testing security controls and assessing the effectiveness of SOC detection capabilities. Working alongside Red Team, Threat Intelligence and Incident Response specialists, you'll help protect critical systems against evolving cyber threats.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Red Team exercises, penetration testing and security control assessments.
• Conduct infrastructure and web application security testing.
• Identify vulnerabilities, assess risks and recommend remediation.
• Test SOC detection and security monitoring capabilities.
• Produce technical reports and present findings to stakeholders.
• Keep up to date with emerging threats and attacker techniques.
• Experience in infrastructure and web application penetration testing.
• Practical knowledge of offensive security tools, including Kali Linux or Parrot OS.
• Understanding of networking, Active Directory, Windows Server, Linux, firewalls, IDS/IPS and cloud security.
• Strong technical reporting, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to assess vulnerabilities and explain their potential business impact.

What's on Offer?

• Hybrid working - just two days per month onsite.
• Specialist training and career development.
• Opportunity to work on challenging cyber security initiatives.

Security:

Applicants must meet BPSS requirements and may be subject to additional security vetting and eligibility restrictions.