Senior Red Team Analyst

Manpower Group (UK); Lytham St Annes; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower (United Kingdom) is seeking a Senior Red Team Analyst to lead ongoing security testing and validation of controls. The role emphasizes both remote work and 2 days per month onsite, delivering assurance to Cyber Operations leadership on detection effectiveness.

The candidate will perform red team exercises, critical control testing and penetration testing, while producing detailed reports and guiding resolvers to remediation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in infrastructure and web application security testing using established methodologies.
• Hands-on with open-source security testing tools such as Kali and Parrot OS.
• Understanding of software engineering principles and secure coding practices.
• Ability to deliver comprehensive security testing reports and briefings as required.

Responsibilities

• Support Red Team exercises, critical control testing, cyber hygiene assessments and penetration testing.
• Develop accurate reports and grade vulnerabilities within relevant context for resolver groups.
• Ensure remediation aligns with documented processes and timelines.
• Identify security weaknesses and escalate to the appropriate resolver groups.
• Contribute to Red Team service development across people, processes and technology.
• Maintain awareness of external threat environment and attacker techniques.

Skills

Red Team testing

Kali Linux

Web app security testing

Infrastructure security testing

Security reporting

Cloud security

Tools

Kali Linux

Parrot OS

Job description

Senior Red Team Analyst Mostly Remote(2 Days onsite p/m) Up to £60k + Bonus/Benefits

You will be responsible for the continual testing and validation of security controls and SOC detection capabilities, providing assurance that defensive measures remain effective against evolving threats. The role contributes to the achievement of organisational and departmental objectives while maintaining high security standards and providing assurance to Cyber Operations leadership on the effectiveness of security monitoring and detection capabilities.

Core duties

• Support the Red Team with the following activities: Red Team Exercises, Critical Control Testing, Cyber Hygiene Assessments and Penetration Testing
• Develop comprehensive and accurate reports for internal audiences, ensuring the grading of vulnerabilities within the context of BAE Systems, and passing onto resolver groups for resolution.
• Ensures resolution is being conducted in line with documented process
• Identify security weaknesses and misconfigurations to ensure they are raised with the appropriate resolver groups
• Contributes to the development of Red Team services through people, process, and technology where appropriate
• Maintains a broad understanding of the external threat environment and attacker tactics, techniques, and procedure

Essential Skills

• Proven experience in both infrastructure and web application security testing utilising proven testing methodologies
• Demonstrable experience with open-source security testing tools such as Kali and Parrot operating systems
• An understanding of software engineering principles
• Confident in delivering comprehensive and accurate security testing reports for internal audiences and delivering briefings on the outcome if required
• Broad and detailed experience of technologies including but not limited to firewalls, IDS/IPS, Active Directory, endpoint protection, Windows Server, Linux, TCP/IP, Networks, Cloud, CDN's and Vulnerability Management

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