Senior Consultant, Offensive Security

Cyderes; India; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Cyderes seeks an accomplished Senior Consultant specializing in penetration testing to join our cybersecurity consultancy team. You will lead complex security assessments, manage client relationships, and provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior consultants across diverse industries.

You will conduct advanced penetration tests across networks, web and mobile apps, APIs, and cloud environments, deliver detailed reports, and present findings to technical and executive audiences,

Qualifications

• Senior consultant specializing in penetration testing with experience across diverse industries.
• Proven ability to lead complex security assessments and deliver actionable findings.
• Strong client relationship management and mentorship skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced penetration tests across internal/external networks, web/mobile apps, APIs, cloud, and wireless environments.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and exploit development to assess system and application security.
• Design and conduct red and purple team exercises simulating real-world adversary tactics (TTPs).
• Develop assessment plans and tailor testing methodologies to client environments.
• Create detailed, high-quality reports and present findings to technical and executive audiences.
• Be a client-facing lead throughout the engagement lifecycle (scoping to post-delivery support).
• Mentor junior consultants and support development of internal tools and methodologies.
• Research new threats, attack techniques, and offensive security tools.
• Support presales efforts including scoping, proposals, and client presentations.
• Conduct threat analysis and provide mitigation guidance based on trends and attack patterns.

Skills

Penetration testing

Vulnerability assessment

Red team exercises

Purple team

Client-facing

Mentoring

Threat intelligence

Pre-sales

Tools

Nmap

Metasploit

Burp Suite

Kali Linux

Nessus

OWASP ZAP

Job description

We Help the World Be Everyday Ready™

Today's threatscape is relentless. So are we. At Cyderes, we build practical Identity & Access Management (IAM), Exposure Management, and risk programs, helping organizations stop active threats fast with Managed Detection & Response (MDR) that integrates with existing tools. Powering it all is Meridian, our entity fabric that connects identities, assets, and access into one trusted reality. Augmented by AI and driven by seasoned operators, our tireless global team arms organizations with the people, platforms, and perspectives they need to conquer whatever tomorrow throws their way.

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Role Summary

We are looking for an accomplished and experienced Senior Consultant specialising in penetration testing to join our cybersecurity consulting team. You will lead complex security assessments, manage client relationships, and provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior consultants. You will work across different industries to help clients identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities in their networks and applications.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced penetration tests across internal/external networks, web/mobile apps, APIs, cloud, and wireless environments
• Perform vulnerability assessments and exploit development to assess system and application security
• Design and conduct red and purple team exercises simulating real-world adversary tactics (TTPs)
• Develop assessment plans and tailor testing methodologies to client environments
• Create detailed, high-quality reports and present findings to technical and executive audiences
• Be a client-facing lead throughout the engagement lifecycle (scoping to post-delivery support)
• Mentor junior consultants and support development of internal tools and methodologies
• Research new threats, attack techniques, and offensive security tools
• Support presales efforts including scoping, proposals, and client presentations
• Conduct threat analysis and provide mitigation guidance based on trends and attack patterns